Eva Destruction

So you don't have to run the stupid BAF anymore?

It seems to say that if you prefer to solo you can run a group trial to unlock the Alpha slot instead of completing a soloable arc.

The Godzilla facepalm doesn't do this statement justice.

If they're truly meant to be a "long term goal" then they shouldn't be part of the random reward table at all, or at least limited to very successful trials, such as full Master runs. Either they're a long-term goal or they're a lottery win. Pick one.

Am I the only one who foresees lazy buffers throwing the buff down on the tank and expecting everybody else to gather, even if doing so is likely to get them killed? Also, am I the only one who read that and my first thought was "as if this game isn't easy enough already?"

Stuff I like:
Skipping the cutscene.
The stuff that can be bought with Astrals and Empyreans isn't stuff I'm particularly interested in. Those costume pieces and auras are too gaudy for my tastes. Although hopefully recipes aren't too cheap, see the point above about the game already being too easy.
Handing shards and threads to my alts. Now if only I could do it with shards and threads instead of Astrals and Empyreans. In other words...without doing another stupid trial.
Allowing closed leagues while providing incentive for open leagues.
Edit: Can't believe I forgot new Lore pets....with the caveat that they're only cool if they don't have that stupid "I come from the Well" aura on them.

There was a bug way way back in the day (got fixed around i8 I think) where Illusion and Mind Control holds would put you into an animation loop if you had your rifle out. You couldn't use a break free. Could this be that bug again? Are you getting stuck in an animation loop where it looks like you're trying to fire your rifle over and over? And can you use a break free?

Edit: I tried getting held by both an Illusionist and a Rikti Mentalist, with the rifle drawn, and could still fire Slug and Burst just fine.

Yes, I know what your rationale is. I agree with it, it makes sense, but it doesn't even have to. The Well is insane! It can do whatever you want to make it do! Hey, does it still talk in those little yellow boxes?

What I liked most about this episode: They totally established Bronn's character even though he only got like two lines. Well, and Tyrion was in it. Any episode is that Tyrion is in is automatically awesome by virtue of Tyrion being in it. I am loving the actor they picked to play him.

Edit: Anyone else find the scene with Theon and his favorite *ahem* lady leaving totally gratuitous? It's like they're obligated to have at least some nudity in every episode.

Also ***POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS***




















A ditzy teenager's hissy fit is the spark that sets off the whole ****storm. This makes me laugh. It just became so much funnier watching it than it was when I read the book.

How are you guys finding these? I'm not seeing any orange warnings on either of my arcs (which are both still broken by the way), just a string of "Field Name contains profane or copyright text" when I try to test them.

The editor is still extremely laggy also, so no way am I going through 50+ objectives with that lag to try to find what words might be problematic. Fix the editor lag and I'll consider it. Until then, I stand by my previous position that the filter can go suck on a railroad spike.

As soon as I get the Alpha level shift I turn the enemy levels up by one. I run TFs at whatever difficulty I normally solo at, unless I'm exemping down.

I like the Sewer and Treespec Trials, because they're different. Eden is pretty straightforward but the map is awesome. I like Lambda when done with a single team. I don't like BAF much. I dislike the Cavern of Transcendance because it's stupid, and Terra Volta because it's boring.

I like TFs along the lines of Ernesto Hess, Katie Hannon and the ITF, that aren't too long, and don't have a lot of pointless zoning and defeat-alls. I'm not a speed runner but I hate having to run all over a huge Council base looking for that last guy. So I guess I'd have to pick Trials > TFs, but only because so many of the TFs just aren't that good.

Dual Pistols/Martial Arts Blaster. I'm using Energy Manipulation right now, but I'd reroll in a heartbeat.

1: The market is not your enemy. Learn to use it. You will never be broke again.

2: If you don't know, ASK. If someone calls you a n00b or makes fun of you for asking, ignore them, they're not someone you'd want to know anyway. Chances are you will get an answer, and people won't think any less of you for not knowing. We were all new once.

3: Something that came up frequently in another thread: The train has an "in" door and an "out" door. You can't go in the out door.

4: Debt is just another badge. Don't be afraid to try things that might get you killed. Sure, you might die...or you might learn something. However, charging a Giant Monster by yourself doesn't fall under the list of things you shouldn't be afraid to try, at least not in the beginning.

5: Try all ATs. It'll make you a better player. However, don't feel compelled to keep playing an AT you don't like out of some sense of completionism or because it's "uber" or because "it's good for teams." Collecting them all is an admirable goal if you have fun doing it, all ATs have strengths and weaknesses, and teams will generally take any AT as long as the player behind it isn't a jerk. Above all, do NOT, under any circumstances, make a "healer" because you hear people saying they need one. Many powersets have heals, but those heals represent only a small fraction of those powersets' utility. If someone says they need a "healer," a red flag should go up.

6: When you hit level 5, go to Kings Row and talk to the Detective (hero) or go to Port Oakes and talk to the Broker (villain). Do three paper/scanner missions, then the mayhem/safeguard, and you will get a jetpack. No more running everywhere. Or, you can buy a jetpack recipe on the market and craft one. If you are a Praetorian, that's your only option. If you are a villain you can also take the ferry to Grandville and buy a jetpack for 10,000 inf.

How much do you want to bet that the trial won't present a plausible reason for characters who don't care about the people of Praetoria (like, um, villains) to not just blow up the reactors, putting an end to the Praetorian threat once and for all so we can get back to the more important business of taking over the world?

Yep, that's what I meant. I dislike UI clutter, so I wouldn't want the floating text, which is often very long-winded *cough* iTrials *cough* being any more prominent than it is. I like your idea to make things that are easily missed more prominent, and I think cluttering up the shiny new box with more stuff would reduce its utility.

Actually, ideally the UI element you're proposing would have settings you could change under "Options," so you could decide what goes there. For people who don't bother to read anything, or if you're running a TF for the tenth time and already know what's going on, you can set it to "nothing" and not get the pop up box at all. But barring that, I'd rather not include the floating text, since it's already easily accessible.