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Good:
Enhancing the team - I see why the global defence changes were necessary, and have made the game more fun for me. I have even adjusted to click IH (still dont like it that much but I have adjusted).

Croatoa is the new benchmark for a fun zone. Beats Striga by about half a length.

New powersets - great addition, I think sonic is a little overpowered as it stands but still new is good.

The idea of CT and dev response threads - was also great.

The Bad:
The execution of the CT/Dev response threads could have been better. A once a week (or couple fo weeks) sweep by a redname saying, 'comments read to this point' and reset the clock would have been great. Why ? - beacuse in testing our opinions can change over time.

Looping Sound Bug - nuff said. I see it is being worked on and hopefully it will be fixed.

Buggy Croatoa TF - this should have been fixed on test. No-one shoudl have to break up and restart a TF to make sure they get the right reward.

The handling ovver the datamining for TF badges initially. When we were told the time estimates mosts sensible people accepeted it. The lesson is give Cuppa the information necessary to do her job right. A lot of bad feelings came from the first announcement, no matter that they changed later.
Seriously most of us are adults, and can take news better when the reasons are explained. (Its too much work sounds like a brush off, the datamining background that Positron showed that it wasn't)

Sonic Graphics - yes I am one of those affected by pretty severe headaches due to these. I knwo they were toned donw once, and a further fix is coming. This was again something raised early on Test, that probably should have been resolved prior to live, not fixed afterwards.

Put your feet up for a few days, sip a cold beverage, and come to the AASQ fight night next weekend

*Red Flag*

Was chatting wih a friend who had just finished the I5 version of Augistine TF (Saga of Faathim), they were not awarded the badges.

I spell Spelled Spelt, it is correct English
(I am British btw)

I also spell Yogurt -> Yoghurt
Color -> Colour

And the like. Dont even get me started on the liberalisation of the 'z' instead of the 's' in the US.

erm if it toook you 7 hours as a high level exemp I'd be looking at myself not at the system.

As a high 40's I was part of a team than blitzed through this in a little over a couple of hours.

Synapse was destroyed in a similar way.

On the shard TF's

Only the 1st really needs reworking. Break it down into a story arc component and then the last X missions as a TF ending in some sort of elite boss or AV.

please make sure going forward ( I believe you are doing this) that no TF is created in game without a badge.

Sorry for the 2nd post.

Bjork

You current Badges will stay have no fear.

This discussion is about the 5 new TF badges (moonfire and the 4 Shard TF's)

Thanks Posi

THAT is what we needed to know to understand why.

Cat understands.

No you will not lose existing badges - the new ones that are brought in SS TF and Moonfire will not be awarded retroactively

OK I am making plans on Triumph to basically skip through the Quaterfield TF with 4 invis players clicking glowies on those missions that this can be done on.
I have seen it claimed as being done in a couple of hours using this method.

A protest by getting the badge by not really doing the TF.

I urge all to take this approach.

(Now knowing what I content Freak I am - this is a flippin Huge Step, and shows how I am about this)

Rabble Rabble

/Unloads sidearm so cannot shoot the messanger.

Cuppa this is a bad PR move, but I know you tried your best.

Makes this Kitty Sad

The Kitty relaises he gets to run the 2 TF's he would be eligible for again

Well a sort of half hearted grin anyway.

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OK the whole Monster/AV thing is messed up in TF's and story arcs for examples.

Jurassik - Giant Monster in Creys, AV in TF (no badge for TF version)

Adamastor - Giant Monster in DA, AV in Mission (no badge for mission version)

Those are different risk, different reward

Babbage Giant monster both wild and in TF (badge for both)

Same risk same reward



Kronos Giant Monster in Wild, AV in Final mission (badge for both)

Different risk same reward.

I do this for all my characters all the time.

Even if its only stopping and dropping a green on the unfortunate, there is always something you can do as a drive by assist

One day that just *HAS* to hit the big screen.

IBTL
+1

Brains

Brains

Brains

ooo a Kidney

hey we really can do an
IBTL
+1
WooT@!!!

knowing the nerco'ing threads get locked.

I keep wanting to say

"especially that Swan"

But it would be beneath me...

Add Exmplar Badges

Sidekicking a Hero is one thing, exemplaring down is another, and should be recognised.

To me (from limited playing, but more teaming) TA seems more of a controller primary power, than a defender.

*/TA controllers will have control out of their eyeballs.

2 thing to say about badges
1) datamine and backdate especially for the shard TF's.

2) We Still want our TF souveniers They worked in I3 (in the main). Please please pretty please I want to get the saga's from the Shard TFs etc.

No Ponys Must be NERFED!1!!!!horseandcarriiage!!

NOW(TM)

or Else!!!!

watch out - you are liable to get a trick shot arrow somwhere unpleasant.

I Still say he just hangs around Hitting on Swan

Funny incidnet about DoooOOoooOOOm.

Was playing board games with a a couple who don't do MMO's.

DoooOOOooOOOMmmmMMM and the Doom song were both every familiar to them

Nerf Scotland.!!1!!11youmaytakeawayourwhiskybut youllnevertaekawayourFREEDOM!!1!!!

Apart from the pretty bits (ie all outside the big cities).

What a place where hoards of 50's gather round and harrass the lowbies.

Oh sorry you mean the other way round.

See you in the Shadow Shard - the deeper the quieter

hah you saw I was right in my guess, and decided to pull the article...

thanks for your contribution to:
ruining the whole MMO genre for me - after the Devs,
putting up with all the rants
communication
and giving us a power tray to envy..

/em Cat sad

Good luck in the new role.