Radionuclide

In both cases, one thread is enough, really. They are already aware of it and are working on it. Simply because they were able to fix the Eden trial faster does not mean there is a conspiracy. It means it was able to be fixed faster.

I know. It's shocking, right?

--Rad

You already have all 4 very rares made for Alpha?

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Canada is to be blamed.

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Regarding the whole of your post, neither she nor I claimed that shard to thread conversion was a viable alternative to slot completely. Just a reminder:

GG is talking purely about iXP. No slotting; simply unlocking. And that is what I mean by referencing the hand-waving. It does exactly what she claimed. By using shards, we can reduce by not having to run the trials to unlock (or at least not as much) but, not avoid the grind.

My reply was to you in the context of unlocking with the addition of slotting; to show the reductions in runs it took me to slot without conversion. I didn't convert shards to build components, I did it to convert them to iXP so that I could begin to slot. I simply used the leftovers I had after building by tier 4 Alpha. That was my point.

Would I call it a viable alternative to slotting? Probably not beyond a tier 1.

--Rad

Blood of the Black Earth were connected to Egypt. But, I think this was avilians because they were described as birdlike. With that said, I'm still not 100% sure. It's just nagging at the back of my mind.

--Rad

I don't know for sure but, something in the back of my mind says this was a teaser for Avalians (spelling is probably incorrect). They were one of the epic ATs Jack had mentioned long ago.

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There is a joke that ran through my mind about bashing the virtue of catgirls. But, I think it would be modded.

--Rad

While not discounting what you are saying is correct (there is no viable alternative to running the trials), GG is correct that using threads/shards (I would also add Astral and Empy Merits) do greatly reduce the number of trials that are needed to be run to unlock and slot.

Ah but, it is. Instead of running 150 trials as Quatermain is suggesting, I was able to slot all 4 with tier 3s using shards/threads in approximately 20 runs. Was it still grindy? Oh yes. But, it was no near the level that would be required to do so purely by running the trials and waiting for drops and the right rewards table.

Addressing the bold par:. IMO, she did do that and you call it handwaving. She is simply saying there is a way to reduce the grind. I don't see any harm in suggesting that course of action.

--Rad

Nothing wrong with my comprehension. I just don't agree. But, nice Ad hominem.

You can get rewarded (XP, salvage, recipes, and enhancements) in every mission and TF in the game. You point is?

Great. it is optional and you don't have to.

The ITF was failed over and over when it first came out and decried that it was to hard to be Romy. It was never modified and now it is cake. The reason? People learned better tactics.

Don't assume so much. Me, personally, I have alpha slotted and have some IO sets frankenslotted but, have mostly have generic IOs.

And yet it has been beaten by PUGs on day one while people are still earning those powers... Interesting assumption on your part.

To each their own, you don't have to like them. But, using flawed logic does not prove your point.

Correction: 1 TF, One SF for everyone and 'Two limited Grindfests".

I am sorry you are disappointed. I really am. You have every right to feel that way. But, it seems most (as you pointed out) feel the differently . The Devs cannot please everyone.

--Rad

Your whole argument falls flat here. Not only did this issue have those trials, it also gave a new TF and a new SF for those levels between 1 and 50. So, if you do not wish to partake of the endgame (like the other "90%" of the playerbase), then you have options to do so.

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I'll give a recent example. Incarnate conversions (component to abilities, etc). Why would money need to be spent to receive increased power with the Well?

I'll give an older example. How do heroes gain influence for defeating baddies? Do they rob them? Seems doubtful in context. Are they paid for by the state? Maybe the April's Joke is real. Or is it that the citizenry admires them more, enough to give them products and services due to their reputation?

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Ex-patriots (err expatriates) of the UK. Though most weren't expatriates then, that came later... on Independence Day; which brings us back full circle.

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Haha. That was a good typo on my part.

That is how it is hijacking everything. Yeah, that's the ticket.

--Rad

By the way, the Well has been hijacking everything since 2005; when http://www.amazon.com/Web-Arachnos-C...0448564&sr=1-2 was published and became cannon.

The rest of your supposition certainly makes sense in that context.

Oh and HardRider had the best most apt quote for this thread

--Rad

"Falkland Islands?
Oh, we need the Falkland Islands... for strategic sheep purposes!"

Well, us Yanks knew how important your tea was to you. I don't think we knew the rest would fall like a house of cards by making a bunch of team in the bay.

Look forward to the merge as well!

--Rad

Regular mission teams or cross server teams would be my guess. it is vague though.

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Or Simon, the god of Hairdos.

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You more then likely have.... But, have you attempted flushing the DNS to see if you can rebuild through normal DNS instead of putting them in manually?

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My guess would be no. Drops have not been doubled in the past only XP/Inf/Prestige.

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^This

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In fairness, you are no longer concerned with the bleeding anymore.

--Rad

Kill the clones to stop the regen boost then beat on him until he does it again. Rinse and repeat until he goes down.

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Depending on the team make up that could be optional.

And Welcome to the Game, Evil!

--Rad