Bionic_Flea

A long time ago I made a suggestion for a task force that would take you into the PvP zones to accomplish the mini games (nukes and shivans) and then set you against the full Freedom Phalanx. I made that suggestion before the RSF and STF.

Whether they took my idea or I'm psychic, I don't know.

I'm lazy and I hate respeccing.

Even Beiber gets Boo Fever.

Somebody didn't like the last German cat, so here's a new one.

My understanding is that much of CoH is actually a giant Excel spreadsheet of all the powers' effects.

Not a joke.

I can understand the frustration. I wouldn't want my global name changed either.

Is there any sort of datamining that would tell us how many names we are talking about? Is it dozens, hundreds, or thousands? Not that it makes much difference if you are the one who has to change, but I think it would be important to know just how many people will be effected.

It's easier to ignore without a mission or cutscene that tells me how I got it, which is what I thought Blue Mourning was suggesting.

Hands down, out of everything I liked in PvP before the changes, the thing I liked the most is that everything had a counter.

Pre-13 PvP was like chess. Once you learned the basics, you could play anything and maybe get a kill here or there especially if you were working with a team. But the really good people planned a counter for every situation. A blaster could outdamage most things, but couldn't stand still because it would get Assassinated. So the stalker would call for help from a dominator to hold the blaster. The blaster could recruit an emp/sonic/therm or keep break-frees stocked. Dominator would either try to make the blaster go through all their BFs, or take out the support with pressure or cages.

People start TPing into drones or traps? Confuse the trapper or buy sturdies.

Ice/Colds slowing you down? Get some speed boost.

People hopping around too much? Toss some webnades or glue arrows at them.

Blasters trying to hover blast from high? Hit him with the cryo accolade or entangling arrow or other -fly.

Stalkers sneaking up on you? Move, or get clear mind, or pop some yellows, or buy IR goggles.

Someone hiding in PFF? Sleep him.

Getting Tp'd into traps? Teleport away.

I could go on, but you get the point. Now you cannot avoid getting mezzed. Yes, it only lasts a few seconds, but for my sonic/rad corrupter that change killed it. My toggle debuffs were my greatest weapon but now a taser dart works as well as a powerboosted TK. That same character could run and heal and maybe avoid getting killed. Now he's guaranteed to be killed because he doesn't have phase or hibernate and I don't feel like respeccing.

Pre-I13 PvP was not perfect. Energy melee and energy manipulation were a little too strong and ranged characters had a little too much of an advantage over melee but the -range on taunt was a step in the right direction. But it was better than what we have now because everything had a use as a counter to something else.

Stalking VoodooGirl . . .duh.

I really don't understand the complaints and have to agree with Bashful Banshee and Claws&Effects.

If you don't like a particular part of the game, then don't do it. Keep doing what you like to do and your characters will level, get merits, get IO drops, get influence, etc. They will get everything . . . eventually. The problem comes if you try to "keep up with the Joneses."

If the complaint is that you don't like to team, or run TFs, or hard content, I can understand that. But other people do. Not every Issue will appeal to everybody.

*Stalks VoodooGirl with friends including sonic, force field, thermal, empathy, pain, and kinetics defenders who, after dumping all their buffs on her, send six decks of cards flying at her.*

Might it also be a question of perception? If so, tactics might make a good power to pick up.

Congratulations!

I hope he grows into a powerful superhero like his dad.

Best wishes for mom, dad, and baby.

This is interesting.

*Sits back and grabs a handful of cheez-its*

You misheard. You don't get cancer, you get cat, sir.

I like the temp powers you can get from the zone mini-games and the arena vendor.

I like the options to select maps and play conditions (but wish there were more).

I like that you can get the arena interface anywhere by using a slash command.

*Note that I didn't actually say PvPing. I used to like doing that in arenas and in zones. I don't anymore.

In other words: ELF STALKER ARE KNOWN IS GREAT!