Myrmydon

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* Ability to drop missions. Coming soon!(TM) I know this will make a lot of players happy that they don't need to contact Customer Service just to continue thier story arcs.


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Never getting the Statesman's Pal badge (due to being stuck with the Tyrant mission): priceless.

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Between this and what Circeus has posted, I think I understand what Gauntlet is, but doesn't it seem a little more complicated design than it needs to be?

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Isn't 90% of the game more complicated design than it needs to be?

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With all of the instability we have atm, I have to agree.

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Gauntlet is a generic name for a variety of powers which all include an inherent 'Taunt' effect. The text says "Each time the Tanker attacks, he enrages the target, and those around him, enticing them to attack the Tanker."

So, what is an attack?
* Any of your Melee Powers which damage a target, and many that simply apply a Status Effect. Single Target attacks are limited to 5 critters effected per attack. PBAoE's such as Whirling Mace are limited to the number of critters that take damage -- in this case, up to 10 critters.
* Any 'Aura' powers you may have, such as Icicles or Invincibility.

Note that there is no distinction between Primary and Secondary powersets, Epic Powersets or Pool Powers? These all have Gauntlet on them, to one extent or another (Pool Powers version is limited to 1 target, and only the direct attacks have it.)

If you are dealing with +3's or higher, it may be worthwhile to slot a Taunt enhancer or two into the powers you are using. They *do* help.

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Between this and what Circeus has posted, I think I understand what Gauntlet is, but doesn't it seem a little more complicated design than it needs to be?

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Personally, I hate the word, and try never to use it when talking about the game to players. It carries a very negative stigma that I like to avoid whenever possible.

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Then stop Nerfing.

Nice idea, "Mayor".


OPERATION HAMIDON
Leader: Myrmydon
Date: 07/14/06
Time: 8:00 pm
Where: The Hive
Leader Positions: B.O.S.S. members will hold the lead positions this evening.
Type of Raid: Hamidon Raid

The Bureau of Occult and Scientific Studies will be conducting a raid into the Hive to deal with the Hamidon menace and obtain samples for study, We will meet at the Hive entrance into Eden beginning at 8pm central. We would like for all available heroes of security level 45 and up to assist us in this endeavor if at all possible. If there are enough heroes present to conduct a raid on Hamidon by 8:30pm Central, we will then lead the combined force present into the Hive. We hope to see all of the heroes that answer the call and do their part in this raid.

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FYI: Electric Shields' Grounding Power will have Immobilize and Knockback Protection added. The set will still not have a Heal power or HP Buff power.

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Any chance of Fiery Aura and Dark Armor getting an adjustment like this as well?

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Can we get some numbers?

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Since you asked... (actually, this should have been done before.)
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Here is a complete list of all powers which have DropToggles associated with them and the percentage chance of the attribute taking place. In the case of powers which have a chance of dropping 2 toggles, I calculated the chance for this to happen and included it in the list.

Note: Blaster, Corruptor and Mastermind Trip Mines have drastically different percentages. I think this is a Bug -- I think the Corruptor/MM version was skipped when making these changes, or Trip Mine for Villains was increased, and Blasters were skipped. Either way, I'll be making changes to the chances for that in a future update.

Inherent: Brawl: 5% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Devices: Trip Mine: 5% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Devices: Time Bomb: 19% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Electrical Manipulation: Charged Brawl: 5% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Electrical Manipulation: Havok Punch: 22% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Energy Manipulation: Bone Smasher: 22% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Energy Manipulation: Energy Punch: 5% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Fire Manipulation: Fire Sword: 5% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Fire Manipulation: Fire Sword Circle: 22% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Ice Manipulation: Frozen Fists: 5% for 1 Toggle
Blaster: Ice Manipulation: Ice Sword: 22% for 1 Toggle
Defender Force Field: Force Bolt: 8% and 2% for 1 Toggle; 0.16% chance of 2 Toggles
Controller Force Field: Force Bolt: 5% for 1 Toggle
Mastermind Force Field: Force Bolt: 5% for 1 Toggle
Defender Force Field: Repulsion Bomb: 27% and 5% for 1 Toggle; 1.35% chance of 2 Toggles
Controller Force Field: Repulsion Bomb: 19% for 1 Toggle
Mastermind Force Field: Repulsion Bomb:19% for 1 Toggle
Defender Force Field: Repulsion Field: 5% and 2% chance for 1 Toggle per 1/2 second; 0.1% chance for 2 Toggles per 1/2 second
Controller Force Field: Repulsion Field: 3% for 1 Toggle per 1/2 second
Mastermind Force Field: Repulsion Field: 3% for 1 Toggle per 1/2 second
Defender: Kinetics: Repel: 5% and 2% chance for 1 Toggle per 1/2 second; 0.1% chance for 2 Toggles per 1/2 second
Controller: Kinetics: Repel: 3% for 1 Toggle per 1/2 second
Corruptor: Kinetics: Repel: 3% for 1 Toggle per 1/2 second
Peacebringer: White Dwarf Strike: 5% for 1 Toggle Defender
Storm Summoning: Lightning Storm: 20% and 4% for 1 Toggle; 0.8% chance of 2 Toggles
Controller Storm Summoning: Lightning Storm: 17% for 1 Toggle
Defender Storm Summoning: Thunder Clap: 12% and 2% for 1 Toggle; 0.4% chance of 2 Toggles
Controller Storm Summoning: Thunder Clap: 8% for 1 Toggle
Warshade: Black Dwarf Strike: 5% for 1 Toggle
Stalker: Assassin's Claw: 22% and 4% for 1 Toggle; 0.88% chance for 2 Toggles
Stalker: Assassin's Strike: 22% and 4% for 1 Toggle; 0.88% chance for 2 Toggles
Stalker: Assassin's Blow: 22% and 4% for 1 Toggle; 0.88% chance for 2 Toggles
Stalker: Assassin's Blade: 22% and 4% for 1 Toggle; 0.88% chance for 2 Toggles
Stalker: Assassin's Impaler: 22% and 4% for 1 Toggle; 0.88% chance for 2 Toggles
Stalker: Assassin's Eclipse: 22% and 4% for 1 Toggle; 0.88% chance for 2 Toggles
Dominator: Bone Smasher: 5% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Total Focus: 64% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Incinerate: 5% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Blaze: 64% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Ice Sword: 5% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Greater Ice Sword: 64% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Mind Probe: 5% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Psychic Shockwave: 64% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Skewer: 5% for 1 Toggle
Dominator: Ripper: 64% for 1 Toggle
Mastermind: Assault Bot Smash: 5% for 1 Toggle
Corruptor: Traps: Time Bomb: 19% for 1 Toggle
Corruptor: Traps: Trip Mine: 75% and 37% for 1 Toggle; 27.75% chance for 2 Toggles
Mastermind: Traps: Trip Mine: 75% and 37% for 1 Toggle; 27.75% chance for 2 Toggles

EDIT: Fixed formatting

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Thanks for the work that you do, Castle. It will be interesting to see how this works out. By all means, keep uo the good work.

You know, in I4 the Devs said that the game was being balanced not with one-on-one PvP in mind but more for group-based PvP. I am trying to figure out what is so hard about comprehending that for people.

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PvPTaunt changes: When a player is being taunted, the effect can now be broken by running a good distance away. Additionally, hiding out of LOS of the taunter will cause the effect to expire sooner.


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This is being tested on Test right now...


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Don't know if this is I7 or before but...Guantlet will work in PvP soon.

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Keep that. Adjust Tanker damage down some and leave us the PBAoE attacks for all Tanker Secondaries that we have right now on test. Oh, and work some end changes in to compensate for the upper level powers or rearrange when the powers become available.

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What about pvp dont you people understand?

please, Go watch Animal plant or something, So your logic can be adjusted.

Your perfect world reasoning makes me sick, and you are a carebear that wants mommy to fight your battles.

Stop crying chicken little(the sky is falling)crap.

Welcome to the jungle your gonna die!!!!

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Actually, it would be you doing the dying if you showed your face on the evening my SG decides to invade a PvP zone. However, you are not on Champion, so go ahead and boast.

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But.. but... what if he was only there to take in the sightss? What if he's role-playing that he's a consultant for the Tsoo and advising them on their fighting techniques? What if he's just surveying the area for new Mapolis Guide to Kickin' Butt on $5 a Day?

Then... why, you'd be GRIEFING him if your SG attacked him!

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Again, you are another one missing the point, Samus. I am ONLY concerned with people that use exploits and people that intentionally give other players debt. That's it. I don't give a damn about anything else that goes on in an open PvP zone.

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the problem is PvP debt.

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This is exactly my point and the problem. No matter how you feel about debt, intentionally giving it to someone (monster training, TPing into mobs, etc.) is griefing in every aspect of this game except (apparently) PvP zones. THAT is the issue here that I am concerned with.

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What about pvp dont you people understand?

please, Go watch Animal plant or something, So your logic can be adjusted.

Your perfect world reasoning makes me sick, and you are a carebear that wants mommy to fight your battles.

Stop crying chicken little(the sky is falling)crap.

Welcome to the jungle your gonna die!!!!

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Actually, it would be you doing the dying if you showed your face on the evening my SG decides to invade a PvP zone. However, you are not on Champion, so go ahead and boast.

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There's a difference in playing to have fun, and having fun by ruining other people's fun. There's a difference between winning a friendly competition, and dominating an opponent by superior firepower or numbers or some other unfair advantage.

And each of us should damn well understand those differences, whether we admit it here or not.

If for some reason you don't know the difference at this point in your life, there's no point in wasting my time by trying to explain it.


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I have to agree at this point, T.

Thanks for pointing out the "no rules" in PvP zones, Cuppa. Well, that just set back the PvP interest I was trying to drum up for the zones. Too bad, too. Looks like I am going to have to agree with Wildstar on this one. Kill on sight it is.

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Gumbo

1 1/2 cups Medium Dark Roux, see How To Roux, recipe follows
2 cups diced onions
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced green bell pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
2 quarts shrimp, crab or chicken stock
1 pound andouille sausage, sliced into 1/4-inch thick rounds, browned in a skillet, and drained on paper towels
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Dash hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon cajun spice
1/2 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
1/3 cup green onion tops, chopped
1/2 cup coarsely chopped parsley leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup file powder, or to taste
Steamed White Rice, for serving

Heat the roux in a medium-sized heavy stockpot over medium-high heat. When hot, add the onions, celery and bell pepper. Stir mixture until onions begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute. Slowly pour in stock, whisking constantly to prevent lumps from forming. Add the browned sausage, bay leaves, Worcestershire, hot sauce, cayenne, salt, and pepper.

Bring gumbo to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer until gumbo is slightly reduced, about 50 minutes. (Gumbo should cook long enough for the roux flavor to mellow and for any floury taste to dissipate.)

Season the shrimp with the cajun spice in a small bowl. Stir in the seasoned shrimp, crabmeat, green onions, parsley, thyme and basil. Cook until shrimp are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary. Sprinkle in file powder and cook, stirring, 2 minutes more, or pass file at the table for guests to thicken as desired. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Serve in warmed soup bowls over steamed white rice.

How to Roux:
3 cups vegetable oil
5 cups all-purpose flour

Place a heavy, iron Dutch oven, (or iron skillet with deep sides) over medium heat and heat the oil until just smoking. Whisk in flour, a little at a time and cook, whisking constantly, until roux becomes smooth and thick. Continue to cook, constantly stirring with a wooden spoon and reaching all over bottom of pan, until roux darkens to desired color. Be careful not to produce specs of black. The roux must remain an even color throughout process. If specs appear you must start over.

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Dat some good fine eatin yeesuh! AYYYYEEEE!

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Add in some Tony's to it.

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IDK if this was brought up because i dont feel like reading the whole entire thread, but i acctually thought about it when i just made my post, here it is:

Cuppa, is someone in a PvP zone aloud to Teleport you, hold you, immobilize you, or in any way do something to you that you cant control INTO a PvE mob? Does that count and is acceptable? Because that has happened to me 1000+ times and i HATE getting debt.

Now your probably going to say that this is a PvP zone and it has risks and i understand that. But then why are PvE's in a PvP zone? I can understand for Sirens Call that you need them in there and the meteor guys in BB and the guys in the "web" for WB.

But can a player do that to ya?

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During CoV beta, a player asked:
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So instead of joining right in, I drag my toggle (darkest night) herding up say a few spawns of mobs, and drag them over the battle, hoping to cause a big ruckus, get a few people to drop below 50% hp, and bam SCOURGE!...

Got a tell from a guy afterward saying that I griefed them.
Sure a few guys got killed by NPC damage so they got debt, but it is a valid tactic yes?

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The OFFICIAL response, from Statesman himself (please note the red), was:
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Actually, it's a valid tactic the way you describe it.

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You are also talking about someone that used their GM rights in CoH beta to monster grief a group just because they griefed him. Mage Storm was 100% correct in this thread earlier. Just because you can do something doesn't make it right, Samus.

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"Right" is a subjective term. What might be "right" to you, may not be "right" in my opinion. When it comes to a online gaming, "right" is irrelevant, only what is and is not allowable.

If I go to Warburg, and all I want to do is launch the missile, I have no desire to engage any other players, is it "right" for someone to attack me anyways?

If I go to Bloody Bay, and all I want to do is collect the meteor shards, is it "right" for another player to attack me?

If I go to Siren's Call, and only want to engage mobs in Hot Spot battles, and never attack another player, is it "right" to be attacked by one?

The answer to all of the above questions is contained in Cuppa's earlier post.

Thing is, "right" is a matter of personal interpretation. I don't think it's "right", for example, for people to be named things like "Chicken McNuggets", "FattyBlasterBoi" or "IRHeeler" in game. I don't think it's "right" for 8 different people to spam broadcast that they are all LFT when they could just join up and form a team themselves. There are many things which we each might individually consider to not be "right"... but none of that matters.

What DOES matter is if it is "allowed". The devs have stated that attacking someone, who is in a PVP zone, even if they don't WANT to be attacked, is allowed. Even if they are claiming exemption because they are RPing. Even if they are fighting a group of mobs. The devs have also stated that getting mobs to do your dirty work for you, be it bringing the mobs to you, or even bringing you to the mobs (like TPing you, or pulling you), is allowed.

If you do not want other players to have the opportunity to be able to cause you to die, regardless of HOW they cause it, then your only option is to stay out of the PVP zones, it's really that simple.

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Your absolutely right, Samus, right is a subjective term here. I am not concerned with anything in an open PvP zone aside from griefing and causing people debt (Which is griefing everywhere else in the game, btw.).

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IDK if this was brought up because i dont feel like reading the whole entire thread, but i acctually thought about it when i just made my post, here it is:

Cuppa, is someone in a PvP zone aloud to Teleport you, hold you, immobilize you, or in any way do something to you that you cant control INTO a PvE mob? Does that count and is acceptable? Because that has happened to me 1000+ times and i HATE getting debt.

Now your probably going to say that this is a PvP zone and it has risks and i understand that. But then why are PvE's in a PvP zone? I can understand for Sirens Call that you need them in there and the meteor guys in BB and the guys in the "web" for WB.

But can a player do that to ya?

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During CoV beta, a player asked:
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So instead of joining right in, I drag my toggle (darkest night) herding up say a few spawns of mobs, and drag them over the battle, hoping to cause a big ruckus, get a few people to drop below 50% hp, and bam SCOURGE!...

Got a tell from a guy afterward saying that I griefed them.
Sure a few guys got killed by NPC damage so they got debt, but it is a valid tactic yes?

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The OFFICIAL response, from Statesman himself (please note the red), was:
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Actually, it's a valid tactic the way you describe it.

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You are also talking about someone that used their GM rights in CoH beta to monster grief a group just because they griefed him. Mage Storm was 100% correct in this thread earlier. Just because you can do something doesn't make it right, Samus.

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However - you cannot trash talk someone using vulgar words, racial slurs, sexual slurs...

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Question: What's the big deal with trash talking? Players have a perfectly simple solution if they don't like what someone is saying - /ignore [playername].

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...or other UA violating actions. That IS harassment and can be actioned against by the GMs.

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That's right! Stop violating me!!!

PS: Triumph FTW!!! *jumps out the window* Yahhhhhhhhhh!!!!







*hits pavement*

*gets up* Whew, thank God for Regen.

*limps back to Triumph server*

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That's funny.

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Who are you trying to kid? If this was the case I wouldn't care. But this is not what you do. You set out to ruin everyone else's fun to make your stupid point.

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Oh I forgot your the Great Dinah Might who knows everything. When you tell someone to stop, the whole server stops. I wouldnt want to get you mad at me.

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you know what, i think ur jealous of her!

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I notice this card being played alot. Because I'm well liked, for some reason people this it takes away from the strength of my posts. Truth be told I don't care if the entire freakin server was against me, I am who I am.

and to be honest you don't have to walk very far to find people who dislike Dinah Might.

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Dislike Dinah? well, I think Dinah is great...TO POOP ON!

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In the end, it's just a bit of debt, exemp down, you'll get ride of it and be that much closer to a badge. It's not like your getting xp from all the killing anyway.

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Kitty, I want you to remember this quote when you start spending your entire time in SC either teleported into mobs or teleported into the police drones. There are people that will spend their entire evening doing this to you.


I will say that I believe that debt-ganking someone is griefing and we'll see what happens when you are petitioned for it. However, I have far more courtesy for my fellow players than to do such a thing on purpose. too bad not everyone does but, hey, plenty of [censored] out there.

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You could also be actioned for exploiting in a PvP zone - for example - by hanging out as a villain in a hero hospital to gank heroes as they respawn. This is not as designed and may be actioned.

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You mean, like teleporting people into phone booths.

Any chance I7 has a reduction of the bi-weekly "tax" that you nail us with? That would help tremendously.

Enjoy whatever your next project is, Arctic_Sun.

Alexa, if you do as well on the next project as you have done with us, then I can't wait to see it.

See you around.

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Poster: The_Foo
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Understood. Pod people.
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(Teeheehee!)

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I would like to be the second to welcome the pod people.

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Does the Pod-States tank any better than the Nerf-States. Certainly couldn't be any worse...


Good to see this kind of thing again. About time.

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I dunno, 36M is a bit much, IMO.

A starting amount of, say ... 500K? And up the per-member bonus for the first fifteen members to 50K or 100K each? That would certainly help, a LOT. In the short run. But I'd prefer a long-run solution to a short-term bandaid.

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The high prestige grant would end threads like this and make the game more fun, which is why we are all here in the first place. We would have alot more options for fun with high prestige than low, IMO. It also solves the issue of small to large SGs that is fair for everyone. We aren't here to turn base making into a job, which is what the current system really does. I'd rather have more fun than less, wouldn't you?

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Right now a lot of posts have talked about the high Prestige cost of Base items - and that they're bringing in a ton of Salvage but can't really do anything about it.

Bases, as they currently stand, really focus on mid and large sized groups earning Prestige - so the complaints have a good point. We're trying to work something out so that a smaller group can get something useful quickly - and also put Salvage to use! Can't promise a timeline, but we are working on it.

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What about this solution:

Give SGs the 36 million that we had during beta and that we receive currently on test. This is easily implemented, everyone gets to enjoy the content, and we can really start pushing the base raid system to see how it will truly work.