IanTheM1

As I recall, half the point of the MA system was allowing anyone at Paragon Studios easy access to writing arcs. Or at least, that was their standing design goal. I'm sure the MA isn't as robust as the real tools, but I don't think it's too far off either.

I honestly don't remember anything about there being "lots of work to convert MA arcs" (and it doesn't make a whole lot of sense anyway), but I'd be far more concerned with elevating some players over others and possible legal tangles.

S_T, what I suggest is that you poke around the MA forums and try to gather up writers to work on some Boomtown arcs. I had some limited success doing the same concerning VEAT arcs.

At least in the former case it's a Sonic Grenade. It's still a projectile large enough to sensibly be deployed and emit a disruption field.

Not quite the same thing, though. Removing rooting altogether would allow you to move in any direction on the ground while attacking, resulting in you sliding around on one foot while the other kicks. (Either that, or just not playing an animation at all, and just defaulting to your run animation.)

I can think of two right off the bat:

1) Would open up a somewhat significant can of worms regarding balance. (There's a reason why they fixed Whirlwind's "attacks wouldn't root" bug.)

2) Would look bloody awful for melee sets, especially Martial Arts.

I don't feel this would do much to actually make combat more dynamic, it would simply make combat look more dynamic. As it stands, CoH already has some of the most dynamic combat in an MMO I've seen or heard of, but without directly overhauling the mechanics I don't see the point of making it look a little more "realistic".

AFAIK, Outbreak is just considered its own zone. The dot was placed there before The Hollows existed, so it's not particularly accurate anymore.

Also I believe the running count for non-instanced zones also includes Bloody Bay. And probably Dark Astoria, Terra Volta, and Crey's Folly.

This. The Energy weakness is a designed hole in the set due to thematic reasons, and even then it still gets some Energy resistance. The Toxic resistance was added to all of those different heals because prior to that Toxic wasn't just exotic, it was literally untyped, and therefore wasn't actually considered for inclusion in sets.

I fully agree that DA gets superior forms of protection (including DR) in exchange for really only a few negatives.

If anything, most of the industrial maps would most likely be Terra Volta, which incidentally otherwise has no instances if you don't count those.

Also, on the subject of remixed maps, one of the "Neighborhood" maps (it's the one that's used several times during the Blue/Silver Clockwork missions), is very clearly Galaxy City with a bunch of the buildings swapped out, the biggest tell is the large, gray "shelf" that's right behind the entrance point.

Honestly I wouldn't count either of them. No fog means no DA (and I could be wrong, but the layouts in those maps don't quite match), and same thing with the flooded "Boomtown" stuff.

You don't say?


Also, Sam, isn't that essentially what Gauntlet is supposed to be anyway? Active attacking = holding enemies' attention...

I wholly admit, it's just an educated guess, but I've always thought it was fairly clear that Brutes were just exaggerated Scrappers. Same basic role, at least. And both get single target taunting capabilities and can act as pseudo-Tanker. Plus Brutes even get built-in Scrapperlock.

I can't really say I agree with that (though I did consider making Brutes their own category with 80% cap), but the apology is appreciated.

FWIW, the only nerf I've ever called for was to lower Brute defensive caps somewhat. And I'm well aware of what role they play (and what role they were originally supposed to play, alongside MMs).

I mostly meant in addition to Gauntlet. But, more importantly, not all Tankers get Quick Recovery. Nor does QR instantly negate the potential usefulness of Vigilance in a panic situation anyway. If anything, it would provide pseudo-endurance drain resistance to Willpower in certain conditions.

I wonder when will people learn that buffing everything else, instead of nerfing the clear outlier is a terrible way to balance a game.

Of course, something that I continue to suggest whenever this topic comes up: Give Tankers Vigilance. It actually suits them quite well, when you think about it.

False.

More exploration badges means more tidbits of lore to devour hungrily. Forget about badge counts and accolades, trivia's the real treasure.

I've always assumed that this was an intentional design. Whatever you get that you don't need can be funneled back into the market to help deal with potential lack of supply. As it is, I have no strong opinion on the suggestion, though I'm wary of its potential effects on the market.

Honestly I'd rather see them just go back and fix the Invention System first. As Lemur Lad touched upon, most of the issues surrounding the market stem from godawful balance problems inherent to the crafting system in general.

Hah. Ahaha.

Also: I have always been against adding outside IPs to the game, because it would disrupt the feel of the game, not to mention add more work for the devs to replicate existing characters properly.

As I recall, Galactus isn't really a bad guy per se - just a universal force that you obviously don't want to find and eat your planet. It's a not a stretch to think that Rularuu could've been the same way. Obviously they're both a threat, but not necessarily evil.

On the other hand, Balanced brings up a better point, and I fully admit that I'd mostly forgotten the sagas of the Shadow Shard. I blame that on never actually completing those dang TFs.