I Burnt The Toast
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Quote:Could be a server thing... Some servers have trouble succeeding in BAFs/LAMs. There are many reason they could have failed...Originally Posted by Shubbie
Every Magi Ive been on has failed, failed hard, and I didnt lead any of them and most of them were different leaders.
So do I just have incredibly bad luck?
Dont say im the problem because even if I did everything wrong, one player should not be able to break an entire league.
Poor leadership
Too many AFkers
Not enough level shifted players
Incompetence
Overly Cocky Players
etc...........
All I can tell you is that on Freedom success after success after success are being ran of full Mag trials. most sevrers pick up how to complete a new itrial with a solid success percentage within a week or so.... could be you just got on the ones where no one had a clue how to do them at the moment. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Snow Globe
The disclaimer was there already. You even quoted it. I said my global friends list and the global channels I belong to. Shockingly enough, not all my global channels are Triumph-centric.
No server is as active as Virtue or Freedom.I have had a few globals leave in the past 6 months..some for a specified time (1 friend left for a month for financial reasons and military duty)...and I have added more globals lately than I have from 2008-2011.Quote:Originally Posted by I Burnt The Toast
The lack of Incarnate trials is the MAIN reason I left Triumph. You may not like it, but many do...as evidenced by multiple instances of starting zones for incarnate trials even before i23 hit on Freedom/Virtue.
I agree, and for some that is the Incarnate System. However, the reason why people are leaving isn't as important as people are leaving.
Not all my global channels are from one server. And your ad-hominem is without basis in reality.
Talk to Zwillinger. All I can say, and have said, is from what I've seen happening on my global friends list and the global channels I subscribe to.
I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, but I think the issues you are seeing tend to be a Triumph and smaller server issue. Had a chat other day on where people started playing coh..and not surprisingly most people actually started out on smaller servers (Guardian myself)...and came to Freedom when they wanted a more populated server. What I think you are seeing on Triumph is an exodus of those who like to do incarnate content...in part..leaving for a larger more active server to make their enjoyment of the game more fulfilling. I left Triumph around 6-8 months ago when it became apparent to me that itrials were not a "thing" on Triumph. Not going into the specifics; because then it looks like I am bashing the Triumph player-base. The funny thing about me leaving Triumph though..I ported a +3 toon over to play with some friends who played there...but it seemed they never wanted to do incarnate stuff and when we did it was tedious to say the least - which is/was not enjoyable to me - so I left.
Each server tends to have a subset of players...and I just think the itrial mentality is not something most Triumph players enjoy. To me Triumph is an extremely casual server of people who roll alt after alt after alt after alt..who do not mind street sweeping..doing low level content etc... that got really old for me after a few months. I am after all a Freedomite...a min/maxer who wants to make their toon as powerful as possible....
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I just ignore people who spam HELP... Who knows maybe by the time they get rotated off my ignore list..they will have learned by now.. if not.. Re-Ignore
The LFG chan seemed quite active yesterday on Freedom...and HELP seemed much less concerned with "lft" stuff... I did see a few people direct others to the new chan...and a few "Oh oops... thanks" comments. -
Quote:You forgot to put in the disclaimer: On Triumph.Originally Posted by Snow Globe
And those becoming VIPs are less than the amount leaving by all indications. People that have done trials in the past on my global lists (friends, global channels) aren't coming back and the new people aren't filling the vacancies. The new subscribers might slow the amount of loss, but the loss is getting bigger all the time.
Triumph may be seeing a decline which is understandable since it is not as active when it comes to 50+ content like Freedom/Virtue tend to be.
The lack of Incarnate trials is the MAIN reason I left Triumph. You may not like it, but many do...as evidenced by multiple instances of starting zones for incarnate trials even before i23 hit on Freedom/Virtue. People leave this game for a plethora of reasons..some you may know..some may be true..some you don't know..and some may be lies. The only way to effectively know if someone left because of incarnate content would be if that were the reason the player stated during their exit poll....otherwise your assumption is just that...sure it may be based on what someone told you, but that is still assuming they are being honest...and not just telling you what you want to hear. -
Quote:This post is full of elitismOriginally Posted by CyberGlitch
The elitists need to realize that some players collect powers like others collect badges. Its not that we even necessarily NEED the powers as fast as possible, but we have a desire to have whatever is "have-able" as soon as possible. I've already T4'd out 5 of my incarnates with Hybrid powers. In every single case but one, once crafted and slotted, I just retired that toon until the next Incarnate power comes along and then I'll do it all over again. With one of them, I actually went out and did a few more TF's just to see what the new Hybrid power brought me (which wasn't much...but then as a T4'd Incarnate, I don't need much).
People post all sorts of badge location and 'how-to' guides but the elitists don't ever bother pointing out that it would be "so much more fun to just stumble onto those badges naturally!" Why is farming an iTF aberrant behavior if following a badging guide/process is not? Its just a power. Not like getting it in any way deprives someone else's enjoyment of the game.
Well unless you factor in jealousy and petty selfishness, of course.
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Quote:His 75% failure rate to my 85% success rate...Originally Posted by Nihilii
While Shubbie's usual hyperbole deserves being laughed at, your apparent misunderstanding of averages makes the nerd in me want to punch you through the Internet. Why are you doing that to me why why why why why
Then again.... his was a complete guess that 75% of leagues were failing as there is no way to tell what percentages of leagues are failing this...only your own failures/successes.
Bottom line... new trials fail much more when they are released...and the success rates climb as the players learn to adapt to mechanics etc. My advice... form a better league yourself...find more competent teammates...or just wait a few weeks until more people can run it successfully. -
People really use AE?
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Quote:Maybe everyone you are playing with are bad players.... Many servers/leagues have seen much better results. Heck there are already people working on their Mo badges on Freedom. Of the 7 Mag I did yesterday... 1 failed (I was not the leader...and they were basically complete PUGs).Originally Posted by Shubbie
Oh and still have not gotten a success....and I havent been the leader on any of these.
Now lets assume for a moment im the WORST player in the world, is this trial so tightly tuned that one bad player can ruin it for 23 others?
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Quote:99.999999999% of percentages given on CoH forums are exaggerated.Originally Posted by Shubbie
I play on virtue, freedom and justice.
This particular incident was on virtue, someone started up a full, he came back a bit later yelling that about 8 people had left right after the 250, I wasnt on that trial so I dont know the exact details.
I wouldnt call this stupidity, its selfishness.....their own benefits override anyone else's.
99.999999999% of mmo players are selfish to the extreme, The devs know this, they arent new developers, they know players will hose over 23 other people for the smallest reward.
This isnt exageration, you know this as well as I do, that players are incredibly selfish and will act like this with the slightest provocation.
I also think there is no way they can justify a farm nerf without a nerf to tyrant too.
actually let me clarify this.
if he wasnt clear it was a full and not a farm, thats stupidity on the leaders part
If he was clear and people just left anyway, thats selfishness.
I had just come back from my own farm a short bit ago and was talking with a friend so I just saw the aftermath.
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It works exactly as described in the last "Hybrid Changes" thread in the beta forums.
What disappoints me are players who see an initial concept of a power...fail to follow it's changes on an open beta server....and then rant how it is not what it was originally.
Hybrid has seen many changes/compromises. The end result is based off input and testing by players and devs....if you don't like the end result...beta is where you should have been giving your discontent/suggestions/feedback. -
I loathe the new login screen...it is mainly the face she is making.. just looks silly to me.
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Quote:6/7 SuccessesOriginally Posted by Shubbie
3/4 of the teams running it are failing it.
Most on channels arent going to run it again.
its a cruddy trial..
Ill cancel and wait the only reason to be subscribed is incarnate since thats out for now, Ill unsubscribe and wait.
Not quite the 3/4 ratio you are claiming. I like that it is not an absolute cakewalk.
And FYI these were all PUGs with 2-3 friends on league max. If you are running it and notice there is not enough debuff etc... speak up. At least in this trial every AT can feel like they are contributing something. Don't blame the trial for faulty league leadership...which will improve as it gets ran more and more. I remember when BAF first hit.. people failed failed failed failed...I think the first week it was out I did 10-12 runs with maybe 2-3 successes.
But hey if you wanna quit..quit. Makes no sense for someone to subscribe to a game they do not enjoy. I would like to add though that your experiences with the Mag...are not universal and many people enjoy it as well as Hybrid. On Freedom there were numerous Pocket D's with a lot of Mags running as well as all the other itrials....in my book it's a good addition to the itrial experience. -
Just found this gem of a commercial... who says Microsoft isn't innovative LOL!
http://youtu.be/xB9fhjnJcB0
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Quote:http://youtu.be/aojR5MtYYIoOriginally Posted by Xzero45
Now you too can learn the Little Lad Dance! -
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Quote:LOL I had never seen that Allstate commercial... I tend to skip them with my DVR (Shhh)Originally Posted by cursedsorcerer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbbLCvUtHGo
And all of these commercials are funny, but this one is the funniest IMHO
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So the "Commercials I can't stand to watch" thread got me thinking.. there are a lot of funny commercials out there.. So let's see what some people consider funny
These two Axe commercials always make me giggle
http://youtu.be/rUOr_QlYQ2A
http://youtu.be/A_X2uF7cR4E
And of course the Axe Detailer
http://youtu.be/mPwhMoQBg_8
http://youtu.be/WEJJUGJZxpU
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Quote:QFT.. TFs and Trials are the thing I like most about CoHOriginally Posted by Paladin
I can only speak for myself, but part of what makes Incarnate Trials fun is the interaction people have during the content. Like with Task Forces, if you're teamed with people who talk, interact, and generally act like a team, it's a wonderful experience. And asking questions is certainly interaction - I enjoy it when people are new to trials on my leagues because it usually means they'll have a few things to say as the mission moves on.
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Quote:LOL must be.Originally Posted by Schismatrix
That's because most of us who play on Virtue are aware that it's the "unofficial RP server", and not in any way official, and that RP on teams is something you normally have to look for if you want it.
That's more true now than ever. The reason "we" try to "downplay" the RP is that it's not really that common unless you go looking for it. Seriously.
In a way i almost envy you. See, while i don't actively look for RP most of the time i find it entertaining when it shows up in a PuG. Yet somehow i almost never seem to run into it and yet you who apparently dislike it find it everywhere you go. i guess it's sort of like how cats are always drawn to the person who has allergies.
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I have 6 50's ... all of which are t3 on everything and a few t4'd. When Hybrid comes out I am not sure if I will be getting it on all my toons....I will test it out on my main and see if I like it. But yes..due to the long duration between powers...once unlocked I would have enough components on every toon to tier 3 them easily.
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Quote:I never said anything about catgirls and specifically said I doubt this reflected MOST of Virtue. I do have to say though....for a server that prides itself on it's RP...always seems people try to downplay the RP when trying to convince others to play on Virtue. That is what got me to transfer a toon to Virtue...a friend played there "Oh the RP isn't there if you don't wanna deal with it etc." Seems every PUG I ended up in had RP. The toon I transferred to Virtue was a female toon..and I got no less than 50 unsolicited tells in 9 months about how "sexy" I was... So much so I put it in my bio that I was a guy...which didn't slow it down much LOL! Like I said: YMMV. I prefer Freedom for it's fast paced, min/max, trial/tf galore playstyle. People say min/max like it is a bad thing on these forums, but I just look at it at trying to make your character the best it can be...which is what I enjoy about CoH (and Mids woot!).Originally Posted by Positivity
I hardly ever run into RP in the wild, but I suppose people do from time to time.
You were definitely in Pocket D when you reached this conclusion.
That's right. We're a bunch of ERP catgirls that don't know how to play.
Anecdotal evidence varies from person to person. I've had a lot of bad experiences on "Freedumb". I've seen a few BAFs that went way worse than any I'd ever seen on Virtue. The farm and PL spam is a constant annoyance. I also tend to get a lot of blind invites- even to SGs! -
neither suggestion would make me very happy.
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I was led here by a fellow poster...