MaestroMavius
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Thankfully the AE threads have yet to reach the level of ED hysteria.
Man, I remember the week that was announced.
Was like someone (Jack) dropped an Atom bomb on the forums and then offered hydrochloric acid to soothe the burns...
I've yet to see any forum go nuclear like that...
I remember being one of the ones fumming, as I'd just gotten used to how to slot 1Acc 5Dam, I refused to believe ED would do anything other than kill the game. Looking back it was one of the best changes to come along!
I can understand the community being tired of seeing these but it 'is' an issue. We've basically got players coming out of the woodwork. Making their 1st post on the boards after playing silently for years. It's little wonder they aren't bothering to use Search. They percieve a threat to the game they love and thus come here to hit the proverbial panic button.
Irregardless of your personal view point on AE. The simple fact that we're seeing these means it's an issue. -
Yeah...
Maybe I should start doing the grabs popcorn bit in more threads.
I really expected this one to turn into a flamefest but the responses have been pretty tame.
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I personally would love the ability to turn off my pets ranged ability. Being Necro/Dark I get so tired of watching my knights just stand around pretending to be blasters. I end up using the 'go to' macro all the time just to re-position them to get them to melee. Even then I'll watch as one just refuses to pull his sword and continues to blast away.
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I'm a blaster at heart, have been since May of 2005. The only 50's I have are blasters. That said I think your gonna have a hard time finding anyone to support this idea.
You said it yourself. "Blasters got a much needed boost with the new inherent some issues back."
Even if it wasn't enough to really balance the AT it was still an improvement.
I'd be afraid of the community backlash if blasters were improved again. With so many other AT's needing help/fixes.
I'm extremely hopeful that we will get some QOL work at some point, just wouldn't expect anything before next year at the earliest. Of course, they'll be scrambling to work on GR problems at that point. -
What was SSOOC though?
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I hated the new forums... at first.
Then I started getting more familiar with them, thanks in part to getting a new job that lets me sit on the forums for 6 hours a day.
Now, I'm kinda on the fence. I still prefer the old boards but there are features to the new one I enjoy as well.
My biggest complaint is along the lines of yours. It's Ultra frustrating to have to search thru endless pages just to find where I left off.
I'd like it to take me to my last post, if I've posted in a thread. So I can read everything said after I posted.
I can't tell if it's taking me to the 1st new post because I instantly start scrolling up looking for my last post, essentially were I stopped reading, making the 1st post after mine the "newest' post for me... -
I usually don't post this kind of thing but I'm bored at work on a Sat. so....
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Well, technically we have Sally. Not sure if she's supposed to be a plethiosaurus or just a random monster...
That said, I'd love some kind of Land that time forgot. I'd actually get more excited about that then I would a moon zone.
We already have Ouroboros giving us the ability to time travel so....
Maybe we wouldn't even need a new zone, just have a new giant monster appear in various zones thru a 'time portal' created by Dr. Aeon or something.
Hardest part would be the creation and animation of the skeleton. So far, every skeleton in the game is bipedal. Except maybe Lusca...
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Quote:There's really no need to though seeing as what your asking for already exists. Names are only reserved by active accounts. Once you stop paying and 6 months go by anyone that wants your name can have it on a 1st come 1st served basis.Originally Posted by Space_Cop
Alright, consider this closed, I'll open up a poll thread. -
Yes, petitions are against the forum rules....
Call it a poll instead.
As far as the names go, It's my understanding that any account not being paid forfeits the names if someone tries to take it.
I.E. if you made Captain Amazing in Beta and haven't been back since, when I try to make Captain Amazing it releases the name.
If that person renew's their account they then have the option to rename. I believe it's after a period of 6 months or so. I'm sure someone with a linky will be in shortly to verify. -
Thanks guys, I'd not realized I could go back to Nerva for more.
I called good ol Psymon and now I'm running Tech Naylor's arc! -
Under normal circumstances, if you told a room full of scrappers you wanted to take HP away from them, the reaction wouldn't be pretty.
However, with the amount being taken away so minute and the bragging rights being so.... well, elite. I think this would be accepted without arguement.
By the by....
I do despise 1337 speak. -
Bravo! The soloist in me thanks you!!
Can't wait for this change now!! -
I don't have any other arcs open atm. Problem is I've run Basse's arc and the only other one that is over level 35 is Hardcase or Jezzebel. When I finished my last mayhem mission I was expecting to get introduced to one of them but wasn't. I ran another set of papers and another Mayhem but still wasn't introduced to anyone.
Thats when I decided to go earn myself the obssessed badge so I could work on Sonata.
I'd planned on doing another mayhem later tonight so maybe she'll relent.
If not I'll be heading to RWZ, thanks to you! I'd forgotten villains had access to that zone! -
My one and only villain has reached a gap in story arcs.
I just finished the Johnny Sonata arc and had a blast soloing his soul!
This Mastermind has gone solo since day one and is currently sitting at
level 37. Unfortunately it now looks like I'm stuck doing paper missions for the next 3 levels.
I've been using This guide with great success, planning out which contacts to work for badges and AV's. However, when I finished Johnny's arc I went to look for my next one and.....
My question is;
Is this contact page up to date and if so what would be my best option for the next 3 levels?
Paper missions are fine but do tend to get boring.
Is there something I could be doing at this level I'm not aware of?
My blueside knowledge is great, redside... not so much.
I've debated going back in time to Cim but I've done that to death.
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Yeah, I could've swore that 'The Coming Storm' talked about when Ouroboros was released was foreshadowing a 'true' alien race approaching.
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What he said.
If you've played any AT up to 39 then you know how this game works.
There's really very little to do at 50 other than min/max and TF's.
I developed severe alt-itis shortly after I started playing. Needless to say it was a full 3 years before my 1st creation hit 50!!
I was in no rush to 'finish' the game.
If all your wanting is a 50 so you can try Kheldians then I suggest you hold off. If you can't get into any of the other AT's enough to get past 39 then Khelds are not going to interest you more than likely.
To answer your question. Nowadays the obvious and quickest way to 50 would be to take the route so many new players are getting trapped into.
Go AE and don't come out til your 50...
It'll be mind-numbingly boring but if its the goal your after...
Just don't expect it to improve your enjoyment of the game. It might, enjoyment is subjective, but I highly doubt it. -
Paragon City Search and Rescue has been serving Infinity for quite a while now! Our colors are Orange and white though. :P
We just welcomed our newest member last Friday, it was a blast!
Feel free to check out http://www.pcsar.net for more info!
We're an all Empathy SG with a mission statement to help all heroes in need.
We mainly patrol the starting zones and offer fly-by heals and rez when needed/requested. We also still maintain the servers 911 channel. -
Quote:Bum Bags....Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan
We call them "bum bags", though they went out of fashion in the pretty early 90's.
Now thats priceless. Next good ol boy I see with one of those hideous things is getting labeled a bum bagger!
FYI - They went out of style here in the early '90s too. Hence why all the good ol boys have em. That and mullets... -
Quote:Thats not the point. The point is AE allows them to 'Do it all' in a matter of days. With no replay value to them, they pay for a month and then move on. This isn't a good business practice.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
Yes, everything is MA's fault.
There have never been new & uninformed players ever before in the history of the game.
Games will always have uninformed players. Thats not the issue.
Your right. This game had bad players before AE, it's just that the AE box brought in a lot of new blood.
New blood that has been tainted by the ease of leveling.
I don't believe AE is killing the game exactly. Just that it's destroying the replay value for all the new players who don't know any better.
I talked with a guy the other night who had no idea anything outside AE existed.
He thought Atlas was like "A training area for AE!" When I told him about all the other zones he was shocked. Said he'd already cancelled his account because he'd got bored in one weekend of playing...
It's this scenario we're all complaining about.
Keep AE. I personally like it. Theres some quality content hidden within.
Just change up the tutorial a bit so it doesn't sound like it's all you can do.
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I've lived in Birmingham, Alabama my whole life. Never heard Spade as a slur before. We have a reputation of being the most racist state in the U.S. yet in my 30 years I've never heard Spade used as anything other than a garden tool or card suit....
I could list off at least 200 racial slurs used 'round here but spade wouldn't even be close.
Just goes to show you, things can mean one thing to me and another to you when we've grown up in the same house, let alone 'cross the pond!
For instance. I had no clue that fanny was a naughty term. Well, I take that back, down here in tha deep south its used as a descriptor.
Mullets and fanny packs seem to be a requirement for some. -
L33t speak.
Good gravy I hate it. -
I'd really love to see a 'How not to AE' video made.
It could be really funny if done right. I'm thinking along the lines of the classic 'Your powers and you' vid.
There is a whole world of places to explore and they spend an entire career. (I call the 1-50 journey for my toons a career...) they spend the whole time on one map, fighting the same boring mobs...
Just never saw the appeal personally, then again I never played WOW. We need some kind of disclaimer on the box, letting all the blizzard refuges know, that this game doesn't start at the level cap. -
I think I'd only ever recieved 1 genuine email in the past 5 years of playing.
That one was from a perspective member trying to join my SG.
Nowadays I really wish we had an option to turn off ingame mail. Nothing is more annoying than having to delete 30 to 40 spam letters every time I log in. If anyone really needed to reach me an offline tell works just as well. -
The smarmy answer would be the one you have the most fun playing. Smarmy, but also rings true in most cases.
If you enjoy the combo then you'll not realize it's not as uber as the others. If however your just looking for a FOTM build I'll defer to others.
My personal favorite blaster for soloing would be Eng/Eng though. The knockback is an excellent mitigation tool, not to mention the power of the melee attacks.
Other than that I've heard good things about. Ice/Ice, you method may vary accordingly.