Lemur Lad

FW is correct. We made an effort to come up with a solution that worked on the new forums, those didn't pan out. Others tried to come up with various offsite systems, but none of us had the available time in order to make it happen.

Our mantra at the Scoop was always that Real Life came first. We all love our work and time at the Scoop, but there's no reason to make other more important things suffer for it.

There's also the unfortunate fact that after the departure of Lighthouse and Ex Libris, a lot of our support from the staff dried up. No disrespect to our current community team (truly. I got nothing but love for them), but it became very hard to progress, when we weren't getting any feedback on the new forums and when they were coming and how they would work from a technical standpoint.

The Scoop will remain something I'm very proud to have been a part of. It may end up moving or being finally and completely shut down, but I ain't leaving the Newsroom ever. I have my own desk. I keep stuff in it.

They had to disable the Pay_to system to enable free transfers. Ending Free Transfers means a return to the Pay system. They weren't "credits" they were just the number of free transfers you had available during free time.

A) Wrong Section
B) It's a game. A fun game, but not worth being prideful over. You dinged the counter when it was bigger, and now people will ding the counter when it's smaller, in the grand scheme, so what?

You have to be an active and aware Master. AI has very little I in it truth be told, and the common expectation people have with MMs is that they're largely fire and forget. Against certain foes and on teams, this is not true.

When I play my MM, I keep my minions in range with a liberal mix of Attack and Bodyguard mode commands. Ideally speaking, I rarely use the Attack command in the first half of the fight anyway, because if I'm solo or in the lead position on a team, I want the aggro on me, because BG mode is a much more effective way to keep myself and my minions on our feet.

So basic formula:
1 Personally attack or debuff the enemies, so they're very mad at me.
2 Let my pets do their business while I keep debuffing or healing.
3 Once the initial wave is passed and several targets are dead or wounded, I switch.
4 Tap my BG mode button again to reel all my guys in
5 Then pick a target and tell them to attack (typically I go from weakest to strongest target). Repeat 4-5 until the spawn is gone.

This can change against certain foes. Enemies with AoE attacks that scatter my guys, or debuffs that I need to move everyone out of get special treatment. I've also become keenly aware of which enemies are likely to run, and when. If I'm in BG mode of my specific target runs, I reel my guys in before one can chase them. Like I said, it pays to be an active and aware leader of your guys.

Of course, the higher level you get, the more likely you are to WANT that runner to pull in another group or four. The right MM is a killing machine, and even spawned for 8, you can't get enemies fast enough.

Again, someone is misrepresenting the situation. Saying that information is taxing to find, and saying that people won't be happy with the state of the game enough to pay, doesn't make it true, by any stretch.

This is a social game. People talk. Most of the chatter I've seen over the last few weeks in teams and channels has been about the stuff that just got here or is on it's way in the near future. People who come back to the game for a visit but can't be motivated enough to talk to the people who stayed, frankly deserve what they get. Which is false impressions of how things are.

You should take a bit of time to read up on what Bone Marrow donation means, and then sit down and think about what it would mean to lose your uncle.

This is one of those things that defines us as a person and adult, how we face illness and death. It's time for you to step up and face it.

Look at it this way. They said it was coming at the same time they said there may or may not be an issue 17. Considering the amount of artwork we know is coming in I17 and GR, the chances they managed to squeeze in something they've admitted is harder to do than regular power customization, is shall we say, slim to none?

Nah lets just say none.

Dump people play at all levels. That is all.

Sorry, but my bet is all those Essences are not from a single pop. Rikti Comm Officers are a ***** too, if you let the portal spawn it's full complement.

Update, I just saw at least 3 people back for the weekend spontaneously say they were excited about I17 and considering re-upping either when it hits, or the end of this weekend.

So if I'm an out of touch fanboy, at least I'm an out of touch fanboy who's correct.

I don't think this is as funny as it sounded in your head...