Bionic_Flea

Four words: Shield Charge, Lightning Rod.

You left?

Louie Louie, oh no
Me gotta go
Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said
Louie Louie, oh baby
Me gotta go

Fine little girl waits for me
Catch a ship across the sea
Sail that ship about, all alone
Never know if I make it home

Louie Louie, oh no
Me gotta go
Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said
Louie Louie, oh baby
Me gotta go

Torchy!

Welcome back!

I wonder how many arcs that are sitting below the radar with an average of 4 stars would jump to HOF status if the requirement were changed to 100 five star votes?

I'm not saying it would be good or bad to have some arcs fall into that category and gain HOF status. But I have no doubt that it will make some players upset that these formally 4 star arcs leapfrogged into HOF status. Especially if one or more of those were farming arcs.

I don't know what the magic number should be, but I do think that a 5 star average after 1000 plays is absurd. I think that x number of 5 star votes, rather than an average, would be more appropriate.

The only problem I have with 100 is that it's still low enough to be "gameable." A few popular people in a big SG could get that in a night.

DR takes your bottom line number, after all slotting, set bonuses, buffs, accolades, whatever, and then applies the formula:

I say, "No thanks" to consequences. Nothing against you or your idea, I just don't like the concept of being penalized for playing the game as designed.

We already know from the different promos that the devs have done that it's not going to be a flip of a switch and *BOOM!* you're on the other side. And we already know that you can't take your inf with you. That's enough consequence for me, thank you.

My box is different. My box is pretty . . . and it's MINE!

I organized a group to try swiss draw during the closed beta and we noticed & reported the bugginess then. This bug should not be news to them.

If the bug is hard to isolate and correct, that's one thing. If they are throwing out some players bug reports until someone they like reports it, that is something altogether different and highly inappropriate.

I don't know which of the two is more accurate or perhaps there is a third reason, but I would hope that option two is far from the truth.

Thanks, Castle.

It takes no small amount of guts to admit to a mistake and fix it.

To err is human, to forgive divine. To admit error is even more sublime.

There's a moonbase one that is pretty funny. I think maybe Ascendant did it? Or did he do another one that was kinda funny. I forget. It all blurs together.

I think that there does need to be some purging of the AE.

If I were in charge, I'd start announcing that the stories will be wiped in 90 days and for everyone to make sure they back up anything they want saved. I'd post that in several places on the forum, on the updater, and every 10 days in the global message of the day as a countdown with the last ten days counted down as well.

Then nuke it. Erase all of it and start fresh.

I have played all the guest arcs and most of the dev's choice and hall of fame. Although I will agree that those are, in most cases, the cream of the crop available in AE, I have not enjoyed many of them.

I do recall Fearghas' arcs as standouts ( I LOVE Longbow Joe) and was pleased to see him hired on as Dr. Aeon.

I also look for the latest farm because I'm interested to see how those things work. I don't mind using them to get a few levels in the 20 - 35 level band, or to amass some tickets if I am in need of supplies. But after a few runs all farms bore me, even if the rewards are great.

Finally, I ocassionally look for low level missions to substitute for sewer runs and Hollows, since I have done that so many times. It's very hit and miss in this area. It's difficult to make a mission or arc in the 1 - 20 range that is either not an imitation of existing dev content (eg. clear out skull's base), or something that is unique but incredibly difficult because of custom mobs, or a few that are unique and just hard enough but give out subpar rewards.

When I engage in looking for low level content I frequently get upset due to rising debt or a feeling that I wasted my time if I only get a bar's worth of experience for two hours of play. At those low levels, the XP should be fast and furious. That is when I usually look for a farm to make up for lost time and then leave the AE for a few weeks.

One final note: I can't think of any story arc that I have repeated or care to repeat other than my own vanity mission. Even the good ones don't call to me to do over and over again.

The servers went down for maintenence earlier today. You might have caught them in that window.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. You didn't invoke the "Standard Code Rant" disclaimer.

Most of the changes PvPers actually want is to return to already existing code that was in the game prior to I13.

In the alternative, they would like the travel suppression, heal decay, and diminishing returns on buffs to be less severe than currently implemented. A few hours on a spreadsheet could probably accomplish that.

The art for 100 badges would take way longer, if I had to guess.

standard code rant . . . yadda yadda yadda . . .

I'm torn between Gigas and Samuel Tow. I agree that the game has become too stagnant and therefore, boring. But I also don't want to see things changed too radically because there is a certain comfort in the old canon.

What I think we need more of is new enemies and most of all NEW MAPS and NEW SKINS. It would be great to add an NPC to each group every so often. Encountering Succubi in COT mobs and Meat Doctors with Freakshow added spice to fighting against those groups.

But even with all new bad guys with all new powers, it will always seem like the same old grind if I do it in tech_lab_01, abandoned_warehouse_02 or blue_cave_03. I'm sure that Praetoria will give us new maps, but we need upgrades in the existing content as well. A supermarket, a mall, a hotel, a high school or college campus or anything else would all be very welcome additions.