GravitasGirl

Woohoo! Time to show gravity controllers some love!

As for my fire and illusion brothers and sisters, sorry to say it but i think you all have another nerf coming . Both of you are obviously more uber than all other controller classes. (No, this is not a call for a nerf on fire and illusion!). I think the devs will want to have closer parity between all the controller classes. They certainly don't want mind, ice, earth and gravity being as powerful as fire and illusion, which can only mean a nerf is headed your way.

I've got 5 HOs, spread out over 3 of my hold powers. Mostly on my group hold. Yes, they make a difference, not as much as some people think but yes, a noticeable difference, especially when they're stacked.

Regarding this weight classes, i'll gladly turn off my HOs to play against those who don't have HOs. Hami O'd heroes shouldn't (non consensually) square off against non Hami o'd heroes, that's unfair. I think Stateman's exemplar solution is a pretty fair compromise on the issue. That said, if i didn't have hami Os, i'd love to fight hami o'd heroes anyways. Just to try it out.

Just one thing that doesn't get mentioned all that often in this thread is skill and experience. Hami Os or not, anyone that's been mostly PLed to 50, really doesn't know how to effectively play their toon. It took me 950 hours to get to 50, I know how play her. Me without hami-Os vs PLed 50 with their hami-Os in effect, i'll still kick their [censored] just about everytime.

I see valid points on both sides of the argument, although some of the points and arguments are clearly exagerated. Let's be clear on one thing about the loot issue. I'd say 98% of CoH is loot free. Hami Os are indeed elite loot but what the hell else is there for a 50 to do, besides collect the accolades (which are a form of elite loot too and i don't see peeps complaining about them) and help out SG mates and/or lower lvl heroes. I know, go play up an alt. What can i say, i miss my 50 and i like logging her on and giving her a spin. Once a week, sometimes twice a week, that means spending 1.5 to 2 hours on a hami raid. No big time commitment, we've all been on regular mishs that take up that much time, sometimes more time. If it ain't your bag, i understand. If it's a time thing for you, well, sry, that excuse simply doesn't fly. I've got a fairly busy life too. Full time school, social life and work. If i've got time to hami raid, you've probably got the time too.

That's my 2 cents. Looking forward to PvP and testing my skills and powers out against all you other 50s.