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Originally Posted by Profit

WHY WON'T OCTOBER GET HERE ALREADY.

Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man

They initially tried to revamp PVP for two major reasons: because a lot of players just didn't like it and the nerfs made to players in PVE for PVP reasons (since the systems were originally one in the same), and because "City of Hero" (the Korean port of the game) was floundering, and the investors felt that a more active PVP community might save it. Castle, the lead powers developer before Synapse, heard the complaints of what people didn't like about what is now usually called "i12 PVP" and came up with some ideas on how to counteract those problems, as well as a way to divorce the PVE and PVP systems so players would no longer have to worry about being nerfed for balance in one system while participating in the other. (See Energy Melee: once the king of single target damage, now one of the most underperforming attack sets in the game in all areas but burst damage... mostly because it was considered overpowered in PVP.)

After Castle's initial round of changes--which were intended, as I said, to be the first steps in a long-standing project--the members of the PVP community who had been invited to the beta hated it and leaked all the changes outside of the closed beta, all but ruining the developers' ability to get decent data and feedback on the changes. There were harsh words on both sides of the ensuing arguments--one of the former community reps actually lost his job over a comment he made retorting to the already enraged PVPers--and it was decided to put PVP in maintenance mode until things had cooled off enough to try again.

Unfortunately, Castle took another job offer, so PVP hasn't changed a whole lot since. The existing development team is understandably wary of broaching the subject again, though Posi has said on record a few times that they have some ideas they'd like to try when they've got room in the development schedule, but it is unlikely that they'll be anywhere near as sweeping as those changes made in i13.

(In my humble opinion, PVP isn't really any worse off after Issue 13 than before it. Some things that were problems before were fixed, some new problems arose as a result, but mostly, the changes that Castle made were cranked all the way to 11 when they should have been set more in the 2-5 range.)

Originally Posted by Tater Todd

Believe me this will not make any gay people decide to start reading DC...and most certainly Gay comic fans would know by now if they like Dc or not. The only money the might make is from the first issue and that's it.

I know of a lot of gay or bi comic book readers as well as gamers and nerds...heck I know a lot of Bear who read comics and that's a sub group lol...no pun intended.

Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man

Publicity doesn't necessarily mean "spend money on this," it just means "talk about this." And from that view, they've succeeded.

Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man

For reference, the dude with the black hair (Ethan) is gay.


I can't really argue that this is a publicity stunt. Controversy breeds publicity. Whether that has an affect on sales or not has yet to be seen, but people are talking about it.

Originally Posted by fur_nes

Yes Delete Powersets - mace, battle axe ...lol...seriously.

There are plenty of new dmg types to introduce with powersets, say Magical Damange...There is a whole zone of witches ya know. Create a spell caster powerset, expand the role of toxic damage and create a poison damage power set to match poison control...

Ice blast is one that can use reworking, change the special to stacking - recharge and even out the dmg with other blast sets, same goes for elec blast...as it stands right now thunderous blast does more dmg to the caster than the target...and it is a tier 9 primary!

They could introduce cosmic powered heroes and villians, and create a cosmic dmg...just saying we have had the same dmg types forever..

Originally Posted by TheJazMan

Then go play some other game.

Originally Posted by Neuronia

VEATs are better so I play them.

Originally Posted by Mr_Grey

Because they still are an issue. They may not be for you, but you're not exactly representative of everybody.

Nor am I. However, many players have expressed concern for how the Kheldians play, and the things I mentioned in my post are things that continue to plague my Kheldians.

Your experience otherwise does not necessarily invalidate my concerns.

Originally Posted by DumpleBerry

Is she really Chinese? I can't make out a passport. -_-

Originally Posted by Dark One

If Jade is in need of a home after all this, I'll be willing to take one for the team and let her move in.

Originally Posted by Organica

Almost everything here applies to me. My WS is 50 and fun to play. My PB is 42 and not fun to play... feels like a weak/inadequate blapper/scrapper. Though I am quite certain that I could rebuild my PB with better IOs and in the end I might have a character who is not entirely annoying to play. Maybe.

Originally Posted by Dark One

Ya, and you can cut a steak on its chin. Doesn't negate the fact it seems to be more like an earthworm in a human suit than anything else.

Originally Posted by dugfromthearth

you are not crippling yourself not using domination or hide. You lose out on major effects, but you are not crippled.

Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit

OK, that one actually makes me feel physically ill. Ill. Ill I tell you!
Not even an acute case of spina bifida could explain that abnormality in her back. And the friggin' pouches are there again!