Ironblade

I don't have it set to log in automatically and it still said I was someone else.

And if the tickets were being handled by a robot, they would all be done the same way. Humans are prone to error. Not all will have equal training, maybe someone missed a memo, maybe someone got yelled at by their spouse that morning.

No, you're misremembering. The 'claim them quickly' warning was in reference to the two free slots granted to everyone, NOT the one-per-year vet rewards.

This stinks. Previously we could have a bunch of people below the level of a signature TF and face tougher enemies, or be at the max level and turn the difficulty up to make them tougher.

Now, with supersidekicking, everyone is SK'ed up and the task forces are boring (*WERE* boring, until we turned up the difficulty).

If this means we can no longer increase the enemy level, it well and truly STINKS.

You can do both to an extent. Recovery is always the first bonus in the set. Slot a pair of one set, a pair of another, etc. With a full set to pick from, you can pick two pieces that give you the effects you need and you can get some extra +recovery. Certainly, lots of powers don't have enough sets with +recovery to pick from, but a lot do.

P.S. The OP mentioned cost as a concern. Going this route is CHEAP.

P.P.S. Overall, it's not going to be as hard as the original post suggests. My shield tank has 7 toggles but I don't need all of them at all times. Frankly, when solo or on a very small team, I only need three. On a big team, the odds are good that you'll have someone who can help with your endurance issues.

Yes. Complex bases take longer to load. Our main base is beautiful and packed with stuff. Our alt base has all teleporters, med-bay, workshop and less than 60 decorative items in the entire base, which is only 8x12. It loads fast.

She's not really a plesiosaur; she's just a fat snake.

Except those are only story arcs. They are NOT task forces / strike forces. For one thing, the AV's will scale down to EB's.

No, you're mixing apples and oranges, or metaphors, or something.
Speed Boost does not target slow effects. If it only did that, it would have no effect on someone who was not already slowed. Speed Boost increases your move speed and recharge - this can effectively negate a slow effect, but NOT because the Speed Boost is targeting the slow effect.

Wow, gee, I dunno. That would be a pretty bold move.....

I think it would just be clutter. Posting here gets the word out that you're a happy customer.

orly? And does your snide theory explain why the slots I *DID NOT BUY* (i.e. Vet rewards) are also missing?

No, not reallly. Even you yourself called it an 'announcement'. It really should have been in the announcement section. I missed it too. I check the Announcement section every time I log in. I don't read the Community Digest, only the Dev Digest.

I don't have a problem with it. When I'm late to a long thread, I might reply to several different people with separate posts. I've double- and triple-posted more than once.

OMG OMG OMG?

It's like deja vu all over again!

I would guess he didn't actually fight everything on the map with a character. We know they have a "Kill All" button that they said was SPECIFICALLY created for testing drop rates. All they have to do is paint the map and hit the button. For all I know, they have a shortcut to spawn all the enemies, too.

At any rate, it's a safe bet he's not doing it exactly the same way we are - which means the testing process might not be able to reproduce the issue.