I Burnt The Toast
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Quote:I play exclusively on Freedom now. I generally play 1-2 hours a day during the week and more on the weekends. I love to team even if in simple radio missions..love itrials..and TFs. The gfriends I do have tend to be more TF/Trial type of people, but some days I just wanna do missions...play lowbies etc...Originally Posted by Counter_Agent
What server do you play on the most?
(Feel like I was just describing myself for a Meet Single Heroes promo
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Quote:I honestly do not care what powers a toon has as long as they can effectively use them. I think the last person I kicked from a team was a heal bot...you know the healing aura on auto while they put the brute/tank on follow. I don't kick people for bad powers... I have kicked people for being bad players who refuse to adapt/learn/follow simple instructions.Originally Posted by Leo_G
PS: I think I predict right now, some of those that are so sorely anti-KB will actually carry e-mails full of these KB>KD enhancements and offer them to the offending KBer and if they don't shape up, throw a hissyfit.
Cause they're so 733t, they can afford to just throw around inf.
Back to the OP... since coh forums always seem to go on tangents... I can't wait for the summer event...and look forward to the new IO set. I only have one toon that I will be using it on...even though I have 4 toons with a lot of KB. -
Quote:So you are threatening us that if someone tells you or suggest to you to get the -KB IO that you are gonna give us hell?? Maybe instead you should educate them through the proper use of KB that you don't need it....Originally Posted by Leo_G
I haven't been kicked for KB either. Sure, I've had a few people bicker or whine when I use Gale or Shockwave and knocked a group off of an Ice Slick or Tar Patch another member was in the process of placing down (instead of using it near the wall I was knocking foes into). I've had people cry when I used Telekinetic Blast a few times and prissy Tankers tell me to take care of stuff I knocked around despite the fact I'm running Dispersion field on them and keeping them shielded.
But no, I've never been kicked.
HOWEVER...
The *INSTANT* I hear a teammate even *BEGIN* to insist I have this IO even if I don't want it or some prissy tank dictate that I play a certain way just because I don't, there will be hell to pay on these forums. I will link back to the posts in this thread with a bloody vengeance so you better delete these posts now or they'll be shoved back in your face when that time comes.
I know how to use KB and prefer it in some places although I can see the use of this in powers like Tornado or Lightning Storm, but that is a vast price to pay for having my other KB dictated by others more than it already is.
I truly feel sorry for the people who take this game THAT seriously...I play it to relax and enjoy my time. I also feel sorry/bad for the people who have allegedly been kicked off teams due to their powers etc...If that were to happen to me I would probably just gignore them and move on because it is just a game and there are thousands of other players to play with
I kinda hope someone does suggest the -kb IO to you...so you come back here frothing at the mouth and I can reply with "So?? Move on to another team." When you group thousands of people together in a semi competitive game...you will always have people telling you how to play...I look at what people say and if it doesn't apply to me..I move on... I never have understood the drama. -
Quote:Uhhh no... I PUG 90% of the time... Even when I form trials of the participants almost all are randoms. And I have NEVER been kicked for my power choices and I have:Originally Posted by Counter_Agent
I'm a big storm player...can't count the number of times I have been kicked BEFORE a team even gets started. Simply looked at my power sets and just kicked me. Same with my cosmic themed Energy blaster types. I think the perception problem is that you may just play with close friends a lot. I PUG a lot simply because none of my real life friends still play the game and I am an altaholic which thanks to the way SGs are limited by numbers of characters instead of players means I'm not really a good fit for joining other people's SGs..and I can tell you it happens a whole lot.
Ice/Storm Corruptor
FF/NrG Defender
Bots/FF MM
Which supposedly people with those powersets are being kicked off teams left and right.. never seen it on a team I have been on nor have I been the "victim" of such a thing. -
Quote:They have really good Beef BurritosOriginally Posted by Ironblade
At what point is the market saturated?
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Quote:can only slot one atm as the set is uniqueOriginally Posted by Lightslinger
Can't wait for this, my main since I started playing in Issue 7 is Lightslinger, an Energy/Energy Blaster and while I appreciate the KB when solo, I hate it when I'm teaming. Can we slot more than one of these procs or is it unique? If I can it will be going in Torrent and Explosive Blast post haste.
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Quote:QFTOriginally Posted by DarkGob
Did you even read what I said? THERE IS NOT A DIFFERENCE. Go on live server with an Energy Blaster right now. Go ahead, do it. I'll wait. Okay? Look for someone who hates knockback, and then team with them. What's that? You got kicked because you have tons of knockback and there is currently no way to mitigate it on Live? Well holy crap! How is this better than a universe where mitigation exists but you simply choose not to use it anyway? As far as you're concerned, nothing has changed. Even Chicken Little thinks you should slow down and think this through a bit. Also, as many others have said, it's apparently unique, so you're not gonna be able to slot this across your build even if you want to.
And all of that aside, in the 6+ years I've been playing the game I have never been kicked from a team because of my powers or build. Ever. EVER. So y'know, maybe find people to team with who aren't complete jerks, or maybe the problem lies with you and you need to learn how to conrol your knockback better. I dunno, I don't know anything about you, I'm not casting judgment, just laying out the possibilities. Either way, the fault does not lie with the devs.
7 years playing and I have never been kicked from a team for power selection/use.
And NO ONE is saying this will make cookie cutter builds moreso...
I think the problem with you people getting supposedly kicked because of your powers is more than JUST that. Here is a great example of that:
Teamed on a lowbie team with me on my TA defender a few melee, an emp and a ice/storm controller. We picked up the troller after about 2-3 missions...and before them we were doing great...not steam rolling but moving at a nice comfy pace. BOOM... troller gets on and unleashes gale, hurricane, and tornado in one mob.... The team leader asked them to please leverage their attacks better so as not to cause SO MUCH scatter... they continued to play like a complete moron... get ready for it though... their reason: "I am Loki I bring chaos!" ... I kid you not. Three of us were on skype and when he typed that it was a resounding WTF?!?!?! So after the mission with him... we "disbanded" and then reformed without him because we didn't want to seem rude by kicking him. He sent me a tell a few minutes later asking if I wanted to team and I told him "No sorry not atm...pllaying with friends." He then asked if he could join to which I politely told him no...but wished him GL and Have fun.
Anyways my point is....not always the powers....usually the person behind the powers.
And I have played many toons without "needed" powers; kins without SB/ID etc. If someone wants to kick me based on their preconceived notion on my performance based off of powers i have taken or not taken...their loss. -
If I see a blatant copyright infringement I report it. I don't get all up in the person's face and say "haha I reported your obvious ripoff of Wonder Woman etc etc).
Granted I have never reported anyone for costume...just names. I am not a huge comic book person so costumes; unless they are the BIG names like Superman, Spiderman, etc are lost on me.
One's I remember reporting:
W0nder W0man
Xx Hulk xX
Captain Amer1ca
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Quote:I think 200% would be good...Assuming the -regen would be 30sec? Which would allow for a decent -regen to be permeable.Originally Posted by Trickshooter
Well, I have a lot of experience with TA and I can tell you that this set as designed is much more powerful than TA (at defending a team, anyway; nothing in this set can touch OSA's offense, though).
The set does lack -Regen, but I'm still among the support players that say Regen is overrated. :P If I were to add it anywhere, though, it would be to EM Burst, since that is intended to be similar to EM Pulse or EMP Arrow, but much more toned down in order to be used more often. Probably at around -150% to -200%. -
I actually see no harm in the proc as it is an OPTIONAL mechanic. No one is forcing anyone to take this proc and only those who want it for their own reasons will take it.
Maybe someone doesn't want their MA scrap to knock someone away from them?
Maybe I would like to use this in explosive blast for my TA/Arch defender so I have two AOEs that don't scatter baddies.
I seriously think some people are overreacting...to say the least. Those people who already despise KB don't like it for their own personal gaming style. This is just giving people another choice..plain and simple. I refused to take Explosive Blast because while the damage is decent I cannot always fight baddies by walls etc..and knocking them outside of my debuffs...well not the best move to say the least.
So chill..relax...calm down..it's not like they are changing KB universally..they are simply giving people the option to change ONE power from KB to KD....
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Quote:You must be playing on a different Freedom server. Freedom's "decline" actually started with Exalted...and not Issue 13. It has since rebounded with most of the people I knew that went to Exalted...returning to Freedom. Maybe your perception of it's population declining was due to some of the friends you had leaving after i13, but Freedom is still very much so a lively server.Originally Posted by eth_Nargy
No, it was right when pvp got hit.
Years? It was a few months after, if that.
And once AE hit, the server was dead outside of AE buildings for about 2 months, maybe longer.
Freedom is/has always been a PL server. Before incarnates I never quite understood that, but now with incarnates it seems most Freedomites PL o get their toons to 50 to begin the incarnate process. -
Quote:I heard Restaurant Story is fun...Originally Posted by Fritzy
And some posters are obviously limited in their knowledge of what some other MMORPG's are capable of doing with the RPG aspect. Your loss, not mine.
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To me this set has elements of Sonic/FF/Cold/Time and takes the weaker of the debuffing from them. Lemme preface this by saying my Fire/Time Corruptor is my favorite toon since Time was released, BUT the one area it lacks is a truly good -regen.
To me this set lacks in the -regen department which is useful against AVs etc. It kind of reminds me of TA - Jack of all trades but master of none, but TA has a good -regen (albeit at a very short duration and heavy end recov debuff). -
Quote:Not to nitpick but the devs NEVER said color customization was impossible.. they said it would be a huge feat..time consuming etc etc... which is in no ways saying it was impossible... just to clarifyOriginally Posted by plainguy
Honestly Many of those powers or issues have already been brought up so many times before. Even much more then Group Fly.
Many players have made so many excellent suggestions regarding them in the past as well I feel it would be silly to bring them all up again.
To me it just a reminder to the Devs to consider making some updates or improvements on some of these powers. Further having some lack luster powers changed a up a bit would give some excitement to old and new players. For old powers it might bring them out of retirement for new players, well it's gonna be new to them regardless.
I know the devs have said in the past that A or B was impossible, just to have A and B pop up as possible years later. Colored powers is a perfect example.
Of course I just brought up the suggestion, but I am certainly not preventing any of the previous posters including yourself from posting any ideas about those powers in question. Assuming you feel they might have room for improvement or modifications.
MM AI: Read the beta patch notes
Devices: No xp with them so have no clue - I have played a traps corr and had no complaints..
Time Bomb: Is there a problem with it? Never taken it on my traps corr
Gun drone: See above
Flight powers: I have no issues with them as none of my toons fly - and haven't since probably Issue 5/6
Nukes: Should be changed to just be extreme end heavy or suffer a recov debuff like EMP Arrow from TA
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Quote:NO this is a slap in the faceOriginally Posted by Ironblade
So this wasn't even the pilot program; it was just a TEST of the pilot program?
Wow, what a slap in the face! We don't even merit an actual pilot program.
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The only one that truly makes me go "Meh" is Insight... Extremely situational and if implemented I could see it being the power that most people skip...I know I would.
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Quote:lol okOriginally Posted by Cyber_naut
The real test of how well staff fighting was made will be to see how popular the set remains after people hit 50 with it and the shine wears off. I don't think it will hold up. IMO, it's another dual pistols, all flash and no go. Some will still play it for concept or looks, but that's about it.
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Quote:LOL that reminds me... remember that time we shared a h........... never mind...forgot...family friendly forumOriginally Posted by Memphis_Bill
And shared pie is lessened at an increased rate.
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4 days ...69 views and not one reply.. ouch. guess that either means the build I put up is good...or just no one interested in commenting hehe.
I actually changed the build slightly...got a lil better defense and s/l/e resist.
Having fun playing it...up to lvl 24 atm...and loving my healing arrow...does good damage and surprises my teammates hehe. -
Quote:I'm sorry but who is "we?" If next week is an insp..and the next week is another xp booster...and then and insp..etc.. I would continue to look every week and claim my freebie. So I am sorry to say I am not part of your "we." Heck it could be 100 inf and I would be happy...because it's FREE. I don't need something that is completely free and takes mere seconds to claim to be anything big...guess I was raised differently than some people; because a gift to me is a gift.Originally Posted by T_Immortalus
I see a lot more, in life in general everywhere, of the people who complain about complainers like some old man saying: "in my day we got nothin' and liked it you young hooligans /shakecaneshakily".
And honestly, you're the ones blowing it out of proportion and making it sound like we're protesting inside the NCSoft offices when I made exactly 3 posts on this entire topic and only in this thread.
I just said my piece and promptly went about my business, while you have to come back and complain complain complain about "imaginary anger".
You just invent a reason to complain, which is much worse than just a simple "this is disappointing" post.
Hell, I just complained about you complaining.
LOL
That's it for me on this topic. Either they give a bit better thing next time or we don't even bother checking after a month of "next to nothing".
Game developers never learn. You can't give too good of an incentive or too little because players will tire of both and end up pushed farther away from whatever the developers want them interested in than they were before the incentive was added.
They need to give something a little better than "a single one of their cheapest and most unfulfilling consumables", but not something too good.
(Edit: How does Firefox not know that "unfulfilling" is a word when it knows of "unfulfilled"?) -
Quote:Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei
But you forgot that AE is "dirty" and not "legit".
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Did a BAF, STF, and APEX...got t3 Alpha...
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Quote:Disappointed in YOUR game...because frankly everything you mentioned is basically false...new stuff is being added content, costume, powers wise at a rapid pace....so your assertion to the opposite is kinda null. Sounds like you are just bored with the game and should probably take a break for a month..2...6.Originally Posted by Dusk_LoneEagle
I am becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the game overall.
As a long time subscriber I am hoping for some player feedback
about the overall quality of the game now and the value
of the Paragon Market to you.
The game overall seems to be getting stale to me,
I guess that is too be expected after 7 years.
My feeling is that it is due to a couple of factors.
1) My lack of time to invest in Super Group stuff, TF or Incarnate Arcs. Time can always be a factor in fun...which is why I set aside time for myself to relax etc...and that usually involves CoH
2) Lack of mission teams to join. Trials have destroyed teaming in Paragon.
Solitary nature of trial interaction reminds me of PI powerleveling run.
Empty zones with almost no one to team with during daytime. Uhmmm no clue what server you are on...and I hate when people say "teams to join"...start your own frickin team. Join an ACTIVE SG with players on when you are on. Switch to a different server if low population is really something that bothers you....
3) Lack of new enemies, staleness of same old foes year after year.
Lack of new contact, paper, radio missions for mission teams.You are aware that a whole new zone was JUST added with all new enemies right?
4) Lack of Desire to create new Hero/Heroine
The same old powersets nothing new or interesting for free.Yeah dark control, dark affinity, time manipulation... oh wait...
The new powersets that I have bought have dissapointed me.Beta is your friend
Same old costumes unless you pay for new options.If yer VIP you get 400 PP a month and you can use those as FREE inf to buy new costumes
6) Lack of Desire to level or roleplay my older Heroes.
Do to apathy or boredom with my progress or the game itself.meh RP.
As far as the Paragon Market is concerned, I feel it is a necessary evil.
I do like the fact that it has enhancements since some are scarce in WW and BM.No clue which ones you are referring to...as I have never not found a recipe I have needed/wanted.
I feel it does serve a purpose to F2P and Premium Members.
But, for me as a VIP it only serves annoy me since now powersets and costumes
are not QL improvements as they have been in the past.
The Paragon Market has reduced my choices instead of increasing them.
It is too bad new free stuff might have rekindled some interest in the game.
Frankly, I have been disappointed with the powersets I have purchased.
Now I resist the temptation to buy new powersets due to my boredom with the
sets included with my subscription.Definitely think you need to take a break....as it seems nothing will excite you any more
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Quote:Probably because most of us log into toons we actually like...once a month?Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
And then they make the anniversary login badge a per-character badge.
Yes yes I know you got like 300 toons.... and to that I say...you are an extreme example of a CoH player
I am coming up on my 8th anniversary with the game and I have..... 7 toons...soon to be 6 because I just don't play my controller often enough
Haven't anniversary badges always been per toon?? In that I mean...you had to log in to the toon to get the badge during a specified time.
Not saying I agree with it...just saying I personally don't have a problem with it either.
To the OP:
Super Respecs: No
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I am not a forumite who spends hours here each day... I pop in every so often in between things....so you will not get your supplied links from me...as I have nothing to "prove." As I said...if someone thinks it is worth their time...they will pop in and provide the links. To summarize what they said:
Changing one's powersets is not an option or idea that the devs are even entertaining. The game is built around rolling different toons. Just because you have a ss/fire brute does not mean you will effectively be able to play a tw/nrg brute. What you are stating is not a RESPEC... a respec lets you keep your level.. you are asking basically to wipe a toon completely...albeit keep the badges etc...which I cannot ever recall a dev even commenting on.
The OP...as well as the people replying..are replying to the idea of RESPECING your primary/secondary powers...no mention of reverting to level 1. The common..and annoying...request is to respec a toon at level 30, 45, etc...into new powers while maintaining your level...which the devs have emphatically stated WILL NOT happen..not that it is not possible..but that it is not something they will ever allow. Your idea is something completely different than a respec... it's more a ...Reboot....allowing people to maintain badges, accolades, etc...but starting over at level 1 with different powers.
Personally I have no opinion on reboots (that's what I am calling your idea..not respec)... To me it seems pointless and even if placed in the market I doubt would truly prove to be popular. Most people who have badgers...love their toons...hence why they spent so much time on them. Granted my highest badge count is like 700ish...but even if this was introduced...I would not buy/use it. Because regardless of how many badges a toon has...if I do not like/grow bored with it...I delete it and roll another.