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X-A is probably Extinction Agenda, a Triumph VG at the top of the list. Lots of related drama IIRC.

As an aside:

Scooped days ago. And if it were optional, I would consider using one. WoW uses these to great effect, and if a $7 fob prevented someone from hijacking my account, I'd be up for it.

Another hair-splitting thread, IMPO.

The ID Reply:

Oh the atrocities! Oh the times we've been wronged! Oh the humanity! Whate're shall we do? Positron is the father of all lies! We must break down the gates and steal the developers from their ivory towers and hold them accountable for all of their misdeeds! The will of the public demands it!

We must avenge all those players who /ragequit over the state of the game, all of those whose dreams were crushed upon the rocks of ED, all of those who were cast down when the "promised" Skill system was cast aside!

We shall avenge the nerfs and "fixes" cast unto us as the devs lazily laugh at us from their high perches and berate our folly and toil. We shall make them pay for all of their failed "promises" and face our scorn!

I say unto you devs, come down and have the courage to look us in our faces and say "We lied." Then, perhaps ye shall be spared from the bonfires and be granted a quick release from our ire!

When we have the truth, then we shall be vindicated! And when all the marketing people and devs look up and yell, "Save us!," we can look back down...



... too much?


The SUPEREGO Reply:

"...you know, it's just easier to call you stupid." - Brian Griffin, Family Guy

Update: it appears that the Rikti'fication of the mods is related to some news announcement next week. As they say in the military, "Hurry up and wait."

Correct. The first limiter is the number of storage items allowed for a room, but the ceiling is always 18 items, regardless of plot size.

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IMPO, as a veteran player, this thread is a lot of hair-splitting.

Certainly, some of these things wouldn't be hard to do on paper, like increasing Fly speed or decreasing recharge on a Freeze Ray, but what would the greater balance issues be with doing so?

More importantly, why drop base rent when the greater problem with bases is the lack of base raids and IoPs? Why muck around with rent when the whole system may have to be fixed wholesale anyhow?

I know many think that trams are just silly in a super hero game, but to replace them would require possible new art and assets, which would take time from those departments which may be working on other things, such as new power sets, new mobs, new zones, new mission maps, etc. And in the end, such a change would have little impact compared or benefit to other things that could be developed in the same amount of time.

Most of these are certainly just QoL improvements, like giving badges for fending off robbers and snipers. But I could never condone the devs messing with market stocking or pirce manipulation; nor coudl I condone capping any power or two, regardless of the limited duration during certain seasonal events. Such ideas don't take much consideration into the balance of the game as a whole, the intended difficulty of the game, etc.

Veterans need to keep the big picture in their heads, IMPO. Things that will greatly benefit the long-term evolution of the game are more important than adding short-term carrots that will easily be obtained and offer little in terms of long-term player interest. Although I'm for some of these ideas, other ideas need to be more thought-out before presented in such an ostentatious manner as "If I Sat at Posi's Desk".

Finally, peppering posts with negatively charged words like ridiculous, dumb, and stupid is probably the worst way to influence readers to one's point of view - especially the developers who supposedly made these things "ridiculous", "dumb", or "stupid". In short, you're back-handedly insulting the very same people whom you wish to influence. Many know how little BAB like to be called "lazy" for example; you're shooting your own ideas in the proverbial feet.

I've personally been distracting myself with my PS3. I'd like some news too, but as previously stated, Marketing is very careful not to announce anything until it's in the final proposed build, due to past foul-ups.

That being said, if I became so tired of waiting for GR that I stopped subscribing, making a death knell about it would be the last thing on my list. Nor would I post disparagingly about the game (which personally has kept me entertained for over five years) or use back-handed threats of moving to the competition (or insinuate that the majority of the game's population will do or is doing the same).

To an extent, it's certainly not the sentiment to which I disagree, because I would love just one small speck of news in regards to GR (it wouldn't even have to be mind-blowing). But the tone and entitlement of some posters is, IMO, reproachable.

For the record, the current record holder for time between issues is between the release of Issue 6 and Issue 7, which was 222 days (source). It has been 115 days since the release of Issue 16 and today. So we are far from breaking that record.

In fact, I don't even think you could delete a storage bin of any type while it still contains items. So if one doesn't have permission to empty it, then one can't delete it either (AFAIR).

Was extended to the 12th due to some server issues with some west coast servers.

Edit: Linky

Clearly, this is a case of sleep lurking

I know you from the Lounge, and that's enough for me

Ever consider powerline adapters? Wired without the Ethernet, using a home's electrical circuit. Provided your router and computer are behind the same breaker box. More expensive for sure, but might be more reliable for a desktop, not prone to wireless interference or neighboring APs, typically better throughput than 802.11g, and expandable.

More importantly, no drivers to install.