tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post7189720556170557691..comments2023-10-17T08:35:27.492-07:00Comments on Ixobelle (archived): Green Flight EncounterRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01024497755617725448noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-76571237907370026652009-02-25T14:09:00.000-08:002009-02-25T14:09:00.000-08:00I think you can set up matches on live, but I don'...I think you can set up matches on live, but I don't have a PS3, so it's moot, I guess. I wish I did, though, because the d-pad on the 360 controller is the worst I've ever used. 8/10 shoryukens end up causing me to jump because it thinks I'm pressing up-forward instead of stopping at down-forward. Oh well.Krunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864601535116559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-63072808239638931882009-02-25T05:51:00.000-08:002009-02-25T05:51:00.000-08:00xbox live is where the girls play.real husky dudes...xbox live is where the girls play.<BR/><BR/>real husky dudes with hair on their chests (that's me, btw) play SF4 on the Ps3... as girl characters. : /<BR/><BR/>i'm ixobelle on the ps3 if that matters, but you can't actually set matches up i think? it all seems very random.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024497755617725448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-68947091722486918872009-02-24T23:17:00.000-08:002009-02-24T23:17:00.000-08:00I think the whelp thing would totally work with so...I think the whelp thing would totally work with some tweaking. To deal with the threat of a thunderclap or something like that, maybe only the phased people can attack the whelps or you need a certain pick-uppable weapon. Or if you really want to hard counter something like that, give them unchangeable aggro where each of them picks someone and will not deaggro from them until dead. In any case, the MT will be facing the dragon away from the raid anyway so another warrior would have to 'clap in the whelp group. Oh well. Getting the bugs out is half the fun of encounter design, right?<BR/><BR/>Oh, as far as internet, my primary PC (the WoW pc) does not have functioning internet. I've been forced to borrow (damn near steal) a notebook PC from some family. It won't run WoW, but I could probably get vent running on it if you folks miss my suave, debonair voice that much.<BR/><BR/>By the way, is your xbox live account a US or Japan account? I picked up Street Fighter IV recently and I seem to recall you talking about it in the past...Krunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864601535116559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-78511686073209266252009-02-24T22:03:00.000-08:002009-02-24T22:03:00.000-08:00that could work, since the initial reaction would ...that could work, since the initial reaction would be to carpet bomb the whole pack, as you're saying. <BR/><BR/>threat would be weird, because a tank could just run in and thunderclap, and the mobs themselves would attach to him, <BR/><BR/>but the players who appeared to be whelps would just keep running. it would defeat the confusion factor. gimme a bit to chew on it and see if i can think of anything else.<BR/><BR/>p.s. you got internet now sucka or what?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024497755617725448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-2222884600271770782009-02-24T21:20:00.000-08:002009-02-24T21:20:00.000-08:00Hm, how about this. What if everyone except the p...Hm, how about this. What if everyone except the person who was highest on threat (and maybe one or two others if you're feeling saucy) got teleported to a certain spot when the whelps spawn? The phased people would just see a bunch of whelps run out from the spawn point, but it wouldn't be initially apparent who the whelps are (since they're following their aggro targets) and who the players are (who are also running back out to their positions). It would also discourage carpet bombing AOE since a healer could get caught in there.Krunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864601535116559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-69182799306373390632009-02-24T15:43:00.000-08:002009-02-24T15:43:00.000-08:00wah, krunch back from the dead!I think you're misi...wah, krunch back from the dead!<BR/><BR/>I think you're misinterpreting the whelp thing. While there would be whelps spawned throughout the event, there would also be phasing where one raid member sees a few other raid members as whelps himself. they don't actually become whelps, he just *thinks they're whelps*.<BR/><BR/>a few obvious issues with this raises its head, though... depending on who appeared to be whelped. if it was a mage, it would just be standing in the casters, but not really attacking anyone. If the tank appeared as a whelp, it would be pretty obvious, because the whelp would be tanking the dragon.<BR/><BR/>there would need to be some mechanic involved to confuse the players for a second... like: say 10 whelps spawn in the middle of the raid, and need to be burned down ASAP. at the same time, everyone needs to spread out evenly to a void giving each other some disease type debuff. with the whole raid scrambling into position, as well as legitimate whelps in the mix, it could create enough confusion to have the raid members attack each other on accident.<BR/><BR/>it would be a bitch to code, though, I imagine.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024497755617725448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-14938643407799019672009-02-24T07:03:00.000-08:002009-02-24T07:03:00.000-08:00I like some of the stuff in here. Becoming the dr...I like some of the stuff in here. Becoming the dragon seemed really cool to me and having the dragon react to doing certain things seems like it could be cool, but that could be misconstrued as an unsubtle cockblock to consumables or certain abilities.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the thing that popped into my head is that you don't need to pick the dragon's color just yet. Depending on how you want to play up the tower's backstory or what's going on in that garden, you can call on one of the other flights. Is the tower threatening to destroy creation? Black dragon. Is there some sinister plot by other flights to become more powerful? Red dragon. There are a bunch of possibilities.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and spawning whelps while making players look like whelps seems like a great way to either bolster communications or tear a guild apart. I'm all for it. Although maybe the player who gets turned into a whelp would have some extra purpose. Maybe they can understand draconic so they can hear the dragon say something about his next attack or maybe only they can destroy a particular special add.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and as far as the multi-boss thing like Sarth, what if instead of just fighting multiple bosses at once, different permutations of the 3 bosses there do something different (although still harder than individual). For example, what if summoning the dragon and the tree at the same time caused the raid to teleport to a forest where the terrain itself is against the raid and the dragon is strengthened with some different attacks? Just a thought.Krunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864601535116559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-4987832396406884712009-02-23T23:37:00.000-08:002009-02-23T23:37:00.000-08:00No, im just retarded and overlooked the tiny porti...No, im just retarded and overlooked the tiny portion of text that said "Don't get cleaved / tail whipped".<BR/><BR/>Also, I love the idea of becoming the dragon and attacking the raid.<BR/><BR/>I really hate sleep clouds though, especially as melee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-76970695311740500722009-02-23T19:01:00.000-08:002009-02-23T19:01:00.000-08:00Having it be some 'vanilla' dragon wouldn't fit wi...Having it be some 'vanilla' dragon wouldn't fit with the nature theme of the garden, but yeah. The clouds were kinda lame, and there's no reason to keep them around if that mechanic sucked.<BR/><BR/>I do like the 'sneaky phasing' mechanic, though. Perhaps that could be the main "phase 1" hook, with the mind control / wipe the raid thing be phase 2.<BR/><BR/>tail whip and cleave are in there, maybe I cut that paragraph out during edits on accident?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024497755617725448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563653272708826682.post-43053452936868367952009-02-23T18:54:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:54:00.000-08:00The 4 green dragon encounters are linked and overp...The 4 green dragon encounters are linked and overplayed. Make a new encounter, if possible.<BR/><BR/>Sleep clouds sucked, as did most of the mechanics.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a green poison breath that doesn't leave a retarded cooldown debuff, but paralyzes and bounces. Also, maybe give him a buff that reduces melee damage unless weakened and necessitate a tank drag to X area (To possibly smash people with the breath). Also, needs cleave and tail whip.<BR/><BR/>I'm totally for a whole new encounter. Azuregos was nothing like Malygos, Nefarian was nothing like Onyxia. Just because their colors are linked doesn't mean their abilities should be. It often feels like a watered down encounter if it's not entirely fresh.<BR/><BR/>I vote for a redo/revamp, but it is your encounter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com