Sharker_Quint
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Quote:yeah...right. and you don't see people from the blue side coming here and ranting about how vill's don't suffer from DR while they do?Originally Posted by The_Coming_Storm
Because this is may be an easier to implement fix / more likely one.
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no thanks. how about just asking for more red side sf/trials.
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Quote:give us a good argument why it should. and, gee, talk about the pot calling the kettle black with hoarding.Originally Posted by Tokyo
SMall SG/VGs use storage units to hoard recipes and salvage. We don't want to facilitate hoarding. We want to encourage people to liquidate their assets.
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why is 3d making a comeback anyways? i think it sucks. you just can not get the right feeling from it unless it surrounds you. trying to make a 2d application suddenly 3d just doesn't work for me.
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also, when you level in AE, your blue xp doesn't grow. it just becomes smaller because of the raise in xp needed for the next level. it also disappears if you die and would incure debt.
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Quote:re-read what you wrote. it's there in white and blue.Originally Posted by Yogi_Bare
I'm glad that there's going to be an endgame system implemented for CoX but it may get lost upon those players that burn out in the level 30 range.
The 32-50 trek seems to be little more than a slow-paced grind to 50. IMO
The rewards slow down; you go from getting a power every two levels to every three. (By the time you hit 32; the average player should have at least 20 permanent powers). You've gotten or bypassed most of the temp powers available through Safeguards, Mayhems and/or missions that give those rewards. If following Contact missions; you may have even gotten most of the story badges. You've done every type of mission available, accessed all of the game mechanics and have out-leveled most of the maps.
Can we add in new mission types/mechanics that become progessively available; right now there's:
Get person, Get object, Escort person, Kill all, Defeat boss, Defeat room - Timed/Untimed.
Can we be allowed to revisit Brokers for Wiseguy/Captain (Defender of Truth/Justice Incarnate) Badge Newspaper/Radio mission cycles (with big missions like Safeguard/Mayhems at the end of each cycle).
Throw in a different viral mini-game in at 20, 30 and 40 that reward players in XP and Inf
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Quote:i love these kind of statements that have no facts to back them up. blow the smoke elsewhere.
...the majority of the playerbase still do not have 50s and are still getting bored, burnt or otherwise occupied by the time they hit the mid 30s... -
i know 3d seems to be the "new thing" with movies, but it gets old really fast. it would probably cause more problems if it is what i am thinking you mean.
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your opinion is your opinion, not the opinion of everyone else. maybe join a team from 32 on and that will help you level faster. of course there is no way you did all of the content by 32 so i don't know why you said that. if you don't want to miss the safegaurd/mayhems then turn off xp for the few missions and do them.
throwing in a mini game will not help. and it should not reward xp. if you do outlevel something, go back through ouro and do it. -
Quote:well then sell them *******.Originally Posted by Tokyo
yes, we would get merits AND random rolls.
And storage units in base should be taxed heavily. I have over 50 purples in my base as we speak and I will continue to horde recipes as long as there is no penalty for it. Base upkeep SHOULD be costing us influence, why it doesn't? I blame the infinite wisdom of the devs.
Also, I wouldn't mind being able to purchase more salvage/recipe holders for 100mil on BM.
seriously, you are not helping the situation.
and your idea would work for big sg's, but not for solo/small sg's. and base upkeep should cost prestige. but not the trivial amount it costs now. i say they should unfix the bug for 50's earning double infl/inf, raise the drop rates by .75% or so and let it go.
as for the infl/inf cap., don't go there. that has nothing to do with inflation like you think it does. -
while i wasn't getting hostile, i just wasn't sugar coating that the ideas must be thought out before changes can be made. and i wasn't sure about how containment actually worked as i don't play alot of controllers. i just did what you did and threw out what i knew about it. tankers are not the only ones who suffer from a lack of inherent while solo. defenders suffer also, but imo, those 2 AT's are more team oriented then any other.
as someone who has taken many a tank to 50, both solo and on teams, i really didn't find the inherent to make any difference either way. until a really good idea can be had, i don't see why ideas can't be discussed to move it forward, just try not to get hung up on your idea to much as it seems that alot of people, especially the ones who play tanks, don't agree that your idea is the best but are more then happy to try to work with you to find something that is presentable. -
might want to try updating windows xp to service pack 3. and update your sound drivers if you can.
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look, changes have to be thought out and must fit with all the powers of an AT. if they do not, it is not the right idea.
here is what it says for containment:
Containment
Controllers are the masters at locking down and controlling their opponents. Few can escape their will. Controllers do extra damage to any target that is already Held, Immobilized, Slept, or Disoriented.
this is basically what the overpowered is that you see pop up over enemies heads if i'm not mistaken. and all controller sets, except for the secondaries i think, benefit from that.
what you are proposing would only fit into a select few tanker sets and would not benefit the others. -
this is a joke, right?
edit: while that may seem a little harsh, anything you do on a stalker to the baddies brings you out of hide. this set would not work as you wish it to. -
Quote:fixt for the giant walls of text.Originally Posted by Wicked_Wendy
Okay first of all SHARKER i am not telling anyone how to play their character.
Lemur My logic is NOT flawed and I never said it was totally impossible for anyone to have 600 or more Merits below level 20. I could take a 12 level character today, shut off XP, and do nothing but run a Positron TF every day for a month and in 30 days I'd have 1980 merits. What I am saying is SHORT of that it's not possible. And since the OP pointed out that he now has a low level (whatever that is to him) with 600 merits he has no idea what to do with.. WHY did he shut off XP to earn that many to begin with? I know people shut off XP for any number of reason.. to earn Influence to support their character, to ensure they don't miss content or a specific goal like a raptor pack (I did that myself with a character that left the sewers at level 9 and I wanted to be certain I did not outlevel the Atlas bank mission).
In the old days I knew players that lived at the debt cap to avoid leveling until they had enough influence to but the SOs they wanted or so they didnt miss a badge mission. Remember back then you couldn't time travel so if you outleveled it you have to FIND someone with that mission to invite you to team to get it.
But the OP stated he had 600 merits he didn't have any use for and used it as a reason for wanting to be able to trade and email them. Now if he had NO use for them why shut off XP so he could earn them? Without taking semi extreme measure, which is perfectly within his right to do, it simply is NOT possible to earn that many merits at lower levels. If a 10 level character joined a Positon TF and then a Synapse, and did NOt turn off XP, he's going to wind up at or near level 20 with a grand total of 124 or 126 (WITH BABBAGE) merits. He's not going to get to do any story arcs because he just outleveled them all and he can't start doing time travel mission without help until level 25. Heck I could take an 18 level or even a 20 level, shut off XP, and do a Posi and a Synapse a day for a month and wind up with 3720 merits without doing anything else.
In the end I still have a 20 level character that could be in its 40s or even 50 and I have a pile of merits that by the OPs "logic" I'd have no use for making me question why bother? If the OP shut off XP to gain Influence and salvage, ect .. FINE He claimed he had no use for 600 merits at whatever he considers low level.. Here's a idea, and my point, they don't go bad, they don't rot, and there is no law that says you have to use them by X date or they expire. Hang on to them until your low level is say 37 or higher, you'll add more along the way and by the time they ARE worth something to you .. you'll have that many more to spend. You are taking some what extreme circumstances and trying to turn that into LOGIC ....
I have no proof but I'd guess the majority of the players out there almost never shut off XP at all. Let's call that playing in normal mode. You play the game, level, and continue to play until you reach level 50. At least that's what the Devs consider normal. There is nothing wrong with shutting off XP for how ever long you like for whatever reason but don't turn around and cry cause you aren't a 50 level yet and now you have all these merits you can't use. Then use that as a reason to add Merits and tickets to the list of things we can email one another. -
Quote:lemur wasn't the one who said he had 600 merits on a low level toon. the OP did. reading ftw. and how someone plays their toon is of no concern to you.Originally Posted by Wicked_Wendy
Yes Lemur I am. But since you made the point that your lower level had no use for the 600 merits you say it has... and since most people cant stand content below 20 to begin with why are you shutting off XP? Most sane people try to get through those levels, get their travel power, Stamina if they want it, and move on to more interesting content. If you shut off XP so your say 15 level Blaster, or whatever, could accumulate 600 merits and still not be any higher than 16.. exactly why are you complaining that you now have a lower level charactrer with 600 merits and nothing to do with them? Try leaving it turned on and by now you could have a character in its 30s that could actually use those Merits for something.
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the sky skiffs and longbow chaser would not work well in office maps. not sure how i feel about the rest. i'll get back to you on it.
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oops. i read the question wrong. thats what i get for speed reading the last thread i was in before this one. what MB said.
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do you mean, why do you have to log in all of your toons to get the vet reward?
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Quote:i thought you were done playing? and your sig is wrong, the quote should be: "I came here to kick *** and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum." from Roddy Piper in the movie "They Live"Originally Posted by Lucky
to late the new one is out
ps: i think it was said in a few other movies also but they escape my mind for now.
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actually, it makes perfect sense for a toon to have to earn merits. and tickets. if you don't want to keep the 600 merits on a low level toon, roll them and sell what you get. while you may not find a need for io sets before 50, other's do want them. especially in the 28-35 range.
as for the email system, that does not prove that merits need to be tradable. -
probably because you might not have put it in right? it is case sensitive as far as i know.
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this i'll /sign.
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alright, lets throw this at you. how do you obtain the accolade? how long is the recharge on the accolade? and how long will this screen stay up? and keep in mind, it must stay in line with the rest of the accolades.
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hey M_B, you forgot willpower. it has heightened senses.