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For a bit of further clarification, since many people seem misinformed, the freedom of speech those in the US like to comment on isn't, by any means, a universal guarantee of the right to speak out on any topic, at any time. It's only a guarantee that Congress (and later, through judicial action, that other US lawmaking bodies, ie states) wouldn't make laws restricting free speech.
Court orders, business arrangements, employers, employees, social groups, contracts of all sorts, religious obligations, and professional organizations all have legal rights under some circumstances that limit speech. And the US 1st Constitutional Amendment doesn't alter these at all.
Whether or not that is a good thing may very well be open to debate, but the US 1st Constitutional Amendment isn't near as far reaching as many people seem to think. It is a very powerful piece of legislation, but not boundless. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Off and on, I've been working on one for the devs, but its been on the back burner while I've been working on some other stuff for a while. Honestly, I think if I make such a list the first thing the devs are going to try to do is change at least most of them to be consistent.
You say that like such a result is a bad thing. I'll admit that having to do the work might be a bad thing, but I can't see anything bad about that result...
Granted, I've only thought about it for about 20 secs.... -
The website has been wrong and showing all down at least since the scheduled maintenance early yesterday.
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Quote:Of course people have a right to be ticked off, but if they are ticked off at anything other than the circumstances, the the anger is misplaced. Quite a bit seems to be directed at the people doing the work on the servers, which is seriously misplaced. The hardware installation was expected. Some of it, probably most, happened last week. An extended maintenance was all that was scheduled for today, according to the announcements on the forum. After the maintenance period was over, and the servers came back online, problems were encountered. Specifically what they were, nobody knows because they aren't saying. But it should be obvious that it wasn't planned.Originally Posted by MIDIMan
To me, the problem is that no one knew anything about this beforehand. Freitag said this was due to hardware upgrades. That's great. I think just about everyone would like to see the hardware upgrades promised by NCSoft when they first bought the game, but installing new hardware is not an unexpected event!
There should have been a week's prior notice for something like this. People make plans to play and paying customers should not be treated as if their plans are inconsequential. This, on top of the recent period of many unexpected, extended downtimes has quite a few players ticked off and they have a right to be.
"I know, let's work on the servers for a few hours next week. After, we can bring them online, then break them so they go back down again."
"Should we tell the players we plan to break them after we bring them back up?"
"Nah, they''' figure it out. Besides, their plans are inconsequential."
I'm sure that's exactly how it went down. [/em sarcasm]
Bottom line is, the unexpected happens. And you can't schedule it. The fact that the unexpected happens so rarely with this game should tell you that all the people responsible are really doing their jobs well, or are very lucky. Either way, perhaps a, "Thank you for putting in the seriously long day today so I can play my game," might be a better response at this time.. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Xanatos
If your servers are down for this long, please grant all current subscribers 1 day of free playtime for the inconvenience.
Or even better yet, grant everyone a full set of working servers. As soon as possible. But make sure to err on the side of 'working' and not on the side of 'soon'. -
And for the servers that are up, they seem to be getting a LOT of Mapserver errors. I think I'm gonna skip doing anything dangerous today, to avoid frustration, and just working or crafting/shopping/etc. I have plenty of that to do anyhow, and have been putting it off forever. Maybe I'll respect some of my lesser used alts into inherent fitness, too.
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Looks like this to me. And I just tested for access, not sure how well the 'up' servers are performing...
Working:
Champion
Defiant
Guardian
Infinity
Liberty
Pinnacle
Protector
Triumph
Union
Virtue
Zukunft
Not Working:
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Justice
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Quote:Totally agree. I wish there were more incentive for all the GMs, but Lusca especially since she's extra hard. Or at least extra time consuming. Not sure if more merits, or a special tip goodie, or what that extra incentive should be, but I really think it would be nice if something could be done to make GM hunting more enticing. The risk/reward seems a bit out of whack here, and not to the 'too much reward' side.Originally Posted by Fantastic_Foe
:-)It'd be nice if more people had an incentive to take on Lusca. I usually enjoy the fight, but after you get the badge, the 2 reward merit payoff for defeating her just isn't enough to get people excited in teaming up to take her down.
You can usually find a lonely Lusca, waving tentacles at one part of IP or another.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Sailboat
That's what I was trying to convey -- the 45% does not change.
I ignored debuffs in my post, because debuffs situationally move a character relative to the soft cap, but I don't consider that "moving the cap" any more than I'd consider slowing down my car to be "moving the speed limit."
Leaving aside the (highly limited) Incarnate Trials (and "DE-in-tip-missions-for-some-reason") change, your individual relationship to that 45% number, if you want a buffer against debuffs, may vary, but it's not sometimes a 41% soft cap and sometimes a 49% soft cap. In particular, I always try to correct the misapprehension that "you'll want more than the soft cap if you intend to fight +1 or higher enemies," which I see a lot.
Ah.. I see what you were trying to get at. Yes, the number 45 is, outside of the trials, is pretty fixed, and enemy level doesn't change that. But the misapprehension I see at least as often, and I frequently try to correct, is that 45% is a magic number, and 41% just isn't sufficient, and 47% is LOLZ stupid and sure sign that you don't know what you're doing. -
Quote:I agree that Boss/Lt/minion and level don't affect your chance to be hit. If I implied it did, I'm sorry I was misleading. And I also agree that the DE really are best dealth with by using strategy. However, this doesn't make the softcap a fixed point. I can assure you, debuffs happen to def based builds. If 45% is much better than 40%, which is the mantra for the softcap is king set, and you ever get debuffed to 40%, then 50% def to start with is for sure better yet. If you were immune to def debuff, and no groups you might encounter had tohit buffs, then yes, over 45 def outside of incarnate content would be wasted.Originally Posted by Sailboat
Okay, I agree with the sense of the rest of your post, but this part I think shows misunderstanding. The soft cap was definitely a fixed point before, in that it didn't change from 45%, not with enemy rank (boss/LT/minion) nor enemy level. The presence of to-hit buffs on some enemies (like Devouring Earth Quartz emanators) didn't really move the soft cap either, as they far exceeded anyone's ability to build defense into a build -- they need to be dealt with tactically, not by set bonuses.
And the origin of the term "the soft cap" was because more defense was almost never better. More defense (than the soft cap) is often completely wasted.
But def or 35 or 40% might be a waste too, if you consider that you have purple inspirations, and the effort spent on getting the last 5-10% could be used on more regen, ir more damage, or more defense vs rarer types, etc. To constantly insist that the softcap operates in a vacuum just doesn't reflect the way the game is played by everyone. For further examples, I'll just mention, Nemesis Vengeance tohit buffs (and we all know Nemesis shows up everywhere, since it's all a Nemesis plot) and tohit debuffs, which are 'wasted' if you are at 45% def (unless of course def debuffing happens, or are attacked but a different type or vector). -
Quote:Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome
Absolutely no question... the +regen side is far superior. With the +HP you get a fixed HP boost that rapidly decays to negligible amounts. The +regen side starts out with Instant Healing level of regeneration and drops to roughly willpower levels for half it's duration finishing out with +200% at the tail end.
The Rebirth Radial tree is so startlingly superior to the Core tree that something really seems amiss in the design of the power. The Core tree doesn't even boost HP according to AT modifiers, it's a fixed amount for all AT's. You'll gain much more HP over the duration with the Radial thanks to it's regeneration.
Wow! Really? That's really, really good to know. Thank you. Looks like that makes the decision a lot easier. -
That's a neat aspect I didn't know about and surely hadn't even considered.
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If you're going for rebirth, any suggestions as to where the break point between going for the +Max HP variant and +Regen variant?
Obviously it will vary based on powersets and AT to some degree.
I specifically thought of the question while trying to decide which would work better for my /SR scrapper, who has a decently high regen already, but only by SR standards.. But it got me thinking what sort of rules you all use for determining the break point for other ATs and builds, too. -
Quote:Unless someone went out of their way to avoid any enemies with debuffs or self buffs, the softcap wasn't even a fixed point before. The truth is, when it comes to defense, more is always better, but often not enough better to pay the price in cost or performance elsewhere. A non softcapped build *could* be a bad build, but it could also be a build with other performance priorities. And a softcapped build could be total rubbish, too.Originally Posted by rsclark
Since the softcap is no longer the softcap in itrials, it's not a meaningful number to shoot for. That 45 is twice as good as 40 thing just doesn't apply.
Yes, softcapping (to either 45 or 59) is a good rule of thumb, but that's all it will ever be.
So, not only did you run into a jerk elitist, but one that was either ignorant or moronic, too. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Zamuel
Yes to both.
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Quote:If you are in the middle of a story arc, you can finish that arc with the contact even after outleveling it. And a lot of missions and arcs can be run via Ouroborous once you hit lvl 25. That being said, I don't thing the pre-level 10 contacts offer story arc, and I don't think any of their content is in Ouroborous, either.Originally Posted by Bhut
Hi,
Just a quick question.
I played over the double XP weekend a bit and went from zero to lvl 8 in no time.
That is very good but I now seem to have missed some contacts in atlas park from susan davies. If I out lvl my contacts will I be able to get the missions off them again?
Cheers
IAn
So, to answer your specific question..
Normally, yes. In this specific case, no.Quote:Originally Posted by Bhut
If I out lvl my contacts will I be able to get the missions off them again?
Oh, and....
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OK, I'm pretty sure if a stalker attacks from hidden against an attack-able/destroyable object that he can get the damage bonus. Am I right?
If I am, then, my main question is.. Could he use Placate on the object to do so again? -
First off, if you don't want to wait til I21, fire blast is out.
So, as to what synergizes with your group, it sorta depends on level and the build they have atm. If tank isn't lvl 50 and IOed to the gills, then he's probably not softcapped on def... In that case, you'll make him a tougher tank by hanging back and using darks attacks, as they tohit debuff.
As has been said, sonic makes everyone do more damage, but it always strikes me as a tad light on AOE. But it's still a very solid choice, especially vs hard targets.
Ice is another all around great choice, but hit's it's stride later. But, it's got nice damage output, decent AOEs, great mitigation in slows and holds, and it's a less resisted damage type.
Archery is a great set, but don't think it synergizes well with anything else..
Hmm. Thinking about it, I'd go with dark. The AOE stun should make getting into and out of melee range to do you FS much easier, especially if it's stacking with the OG PBAOE stun available to your tank. And later you can drop Dark Pit, then FS, then dropt he PBAOE nuke while you're there. -
Quote:I'm pretty sure some of the destinies have 120 second duration. I want to say upper tier Clarion, but I won't swear to it.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Destiny buff durations vary by tree and tier (60-90 seconds, no buff for Rebirth Tier 1) and recharge is 120 seconds.
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Quote:Originally Posted by SinergyX_EU
excluding European Union.
Since when is Facebook region based and suddenly the 'big merge' remains a US/EU devided game? The new gamecases can Antec, US only, this goody and comic com.. US only. Irony kicks in already.
I'm either reading something wrong in the original announcement, or in your comment.. Because I completely don't follow your complaint/comment/point... -
I don't recall it being specifically stated anywhere, but are we too assume that this emote is only available to Facebook customers, and not available via any other avenue for the non-facebook folks?
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Actually, even though there are variables to consider, I think most people would agree once you factor in Domination, even if it isn't a 'perma-dom' build, Dominators have better control. And better damage.
Controllers have better support skills. Debuffs, buffs, hears, etc.
That said, Storm, while quite hard for some to use well, really ups the damage output more than a lot of troller secondaries. Add in the resistance debuffs, too, and your whole will be doing more damage when you get a chance to team. Also, plant has -kb available to it, which makes storm a little more team friendly.
That said, if you want absolute control.. Go with the Dom.
If you want solo damage output. The Dom wins.
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Not immediately helpful, as you're blue side ATM, but Mace Mastery might also be worth a look on down the road.
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Quote:That would make the most grammatical sense, but I'm pretty sure it's /chan_joinOriginally Posted by Canadian_Stars
To join a channel (I never get this right on the first try. lol) it's either /join_chan "channel Name" or /chan_join "channel name"
I going to say it the first one because it looks right. lol just no quotes around the channel name.
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Several powers in the game scale based on the number of enemies in range. I'm thinking of several of the auras specifically, like Invul, Shield, and WP. I have 2 questions about them. The first I know I've seen somewhere it's just a matter of looking about, but the second question I've not ever heard addressed.
1) Do these powers need a to hit check of any sort for their efficacy to improve?
2) Do pseudo-pets count towards the number of enemies in range?