SinisterDirge
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I may switch out flares for the snipe on my fire/x Corrs.
I may also try a firex3 blaster, but no guarantee's it will make it past 30. -
Quote:Because the game isn't balanced around softcaped blasters. Also, snipe change is a snipe change not a blaster change.Originally Posted by Severe
i thought blasters were fine and didnt need any changes at all.
they dont die half as much as they use too back in the day. seems like a waste of resources and deadline where we could have done better stuff. on this note i dont care if anyone hates me for saying it or not. but i really would like to hear the actual reasons behind it now since when does a bunch of soft capped blasters need even more reasons to gimp other a.t's? -
Quote:Most likely because it is an aoe.Originally Posted by Haetron
I'm curious, what is the reason why LRM Rocket is being skipped for the snipe change?
It's a final tier APP power so it requires 2 other power picks and isn't accessible till level 44 so it's not like it doesn't require an expenditure to reach, and by mere observation, it seems the Munitions APP is actually already the least popular of the APP choices for blasters.
The power just always seemed very underwhelming to me, especially compared to having Judgement now at level 50. -
Quote:<-------- Doesn't have Greater Fire Sword on his /fire tank. Jus' say'n.Originally Posted by Xprom
Can you give us a clear answer why T9 Blaster powers that crash weren't addressed with these other nuggets your giving us. A Brute Scrapper, or Tank never question taking their T9 attacks and neither should Blasters.
Will also say that with these changes, and a possible time bomb change, my fire/traps corr will play very, very differently. -
Quote:300 posts worth of opinions on this subject.Originally Posted by Timeshadow
So, in an effort to better understand why people are adverse to giving PvP a whirl I'd like to get your opinions on the matter. What's keeping you away from this aspect of the game?
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Quote:Not sure, how about start with how many times the power info description has been wrong. You have a ways to go.Originally Posted by T_Immortalus
I'm sick of arguing in circles here. How many different ways must I say "read the power info and see the truth of it"?
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My toons usually have a specific enemy group involved in their backstory, and so when I am on a mission with that enemy group, I tend to get a bit... Personal with clearing the map.
Though by no means are any of them limited to said group. Until ssk'ing and the mission difficulty sliders, almost all my toons had a very specific route they would take to level up. Hellions till I could enter Perez, where I would then chew on hellions/skulls till I could get into boomtown. Council till 14ish, lost till 21. Bp in da till 23. Sky raider luits till 27 or so in tv, then freaks till 31ish. Again freaks, or nemesis in creys folly. Rikti, and whatever got in my way in rwz, and last couple levels in PI, mostly chewing on nemesis. -
Quote:Originally Posted by T_Immortalus
Any proof they said so?
Also, Hopeling, or somebody else in the other thread discussing this, looked them both up. They are IDENTICAL except for that 0.25 second delay.
Also....
1) 0.25 seconds is not enough time to make one power "inferior" unless 0.25 seconds just completely screws the power, which would be a problem.
2) Common sense says that "if they want you to be untouchable then they want you to be untouchable". They don't want the person using the power to die instantly while they are still stuck in an animation that can't be stopped and while nothing else can be activated.
You're ignoring common sense and I will not continue to argue with you.
That delay is not supposed to be there because it completely breaks the power, ruining its intended purpose.
If it was really meant to guarantee that you had 0.25 seconds to die then it would not be a resurrect. It would be like as self targeted Fallout instead, damaging enemies without trying to bring you back to life.
You're either blindly saying "the devs never make mistakes" or you really don't know how resurrects are supposed to be used, especially ones that damage enemies in a small radius meaning they are supposed to be used in combat after you die to come back and fight.
Are you going to see reason or continue arguing against the design of the power?
Imagine a world where it is possible for two completely reasonable yet different logical conclusions to be made. Once you do that, read through the thread again and keep an eye out for unreasonable reactions. -
.25 of a second is a ***** to count, but it is plenty of time for a few pre aggroed mobs to make a tohit check.
I had this conversation about a year ago, I assume it is wai, since the .25 second wait is limited to pools/epics/whatnot. Should it be wai is a question for a different thread.
Either way, if it helps at all, if I remember correctly wait a few seconds for the mob to shift aggro, then hit it. The mob should take longer than .25 seconds to re aggro. I believe that solved the issue for the player back in the day. -
Quote:Agreed, I will never understand that subset at all. If there isn't a trial forming within 5 mins of me looking, I am doing something else. I don't have much time to play the game, so standing around watching folks preen is a sure fire way to burn me out.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I'm talking about a very specific and sometimes vocal group. It may not be a large group, but (generic) you always know where to find them, so it seems like there is more of them than there actually is.
Yeah, it's not that I am afraid, it's total lack of interest. All I do all day is make decisions and lead, I don't want to do that while I am chilling.Quote:Originally Posted by UberGuy
I don't prefer to lead things. I'll do it, but I'd much rather someone else do it. And the reason is alluded to above - I don't wish to be responsible for the other players' happiness. I'm not afraid of that responsibility, but I find it draining, and I'm much more relaxed if I don't have that to worry about.
I respectfully... Never mind. I wasn't saying they never happen, but you must admit they are outnumbered by complaint posts. Frig, it isn't even enough to be a good leader, if you go by the vocal minority here on the boards, it isn't enough to just play, you need to be an totally alert and focused tank, or a conscientious scrapper that never locks up, or a defender that doesn't blast, or a defender that does... I am very thankfull this is a solo friendly game. I am also thankfull that I can find a team with ease if I am looking for one.Quote:Originally Posted by TonyV
I respectfully disagree with your disagreement disagreement. I've got nothin', I just wanted to say that.
Oh, here we go. Actually, I do see threads complimenting good leadership. Maybe not by name, but then, threads lambasting inept leadership don't name names either. Most of them are indirect compliments--threads about a task force that went well, or in which some team achieved some kind of success.
Most teams, including PuGs, are mediocre and don't merit a thread one way or another. -
Quote:I respectfully disagree with your disagreement. The last thing I want is the responsibility of everyones happiness. I can count on one hand how many timesOriginally Posted by Forbin_Project
I respectfully disagree. While what you describe does indeed happen, the type of behaviour I'm talking about has nothing to do with the actual content or it's success or failure. What I'm referring to has been prevalent for 8 years and has been seen for everything from radio missions to incarnate trials, old fashioned sewer runs, to trick or treating.
The real issue is they think recruiting, selecting the mission, setting the difficulty level is a chore that they avoid at all costs. We've all watched teams dissolve when the leader leaves and the sheep play "Hot Potato" with the star and quit to send LFT spam rather than accept leadership and recruit one more person or continue playing.
I have seen someone extolling the virtues of a team leader on the boards, and even if I found myself with double the digits, I wouldn't have enough for the amount of times I have seen posts lambasting inept leadership.
My leadership days ended when my friends list went grey 5 years ago. Leading pugs has no appeal to me at all. -
Quote:Know your meme.Originally Posted by Madadh
Um, what? I'm not sure if it's intentionally a parody of the OP or not, but this line manages to make even less sense than the OP.
Except this is a bit more like non-sequitor theater than the original.
However, to the OP:
Even though it was a long weekend, I'd suggest not chemically recreating starting Friday eve and going hard at it with no break till Monday morning, and then deciding to post. Give yourself a recovery day next time.... -
Quote:It's crazy what one can do with a cell phone these days. I can control my boss's whole house with mine. I don't expect extra from him to fix his tv settings remotely.Originally Posted by Texas Justice
If they required me, in my job, to interrupt my Friday evening plans after work for something so trivial, they'd have to compensate me quite a bit.
Everything I've done outside of normal work hours (mostly working the ticket gate at sporting events or working the Reserved Seating entrance at the football games) was purely voluntary and I was compensated extra for my time.
I believe the infringement on employees off-work time is also the reason they changed the scheduling of the updates to the Paragon Market.
EDIT: Friday night is one of the two days of the week that I'd NEVER ask an employee to have to interrupt their off-hours plans every week. Saturday would be the other day. -
Nor' easter - ice/storm troller that I don't enjoy playing, but refuse to give the name up.
Radiation Leek - plant/rad troller
Ohmie D Clown - elec scrapper -
There is no way I will let you see my gant.
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Since the game is still balanced around SO's, and the great unsubbed can't do incarnate content, where it could be argued that the end game is balanced with IO's in mind, pretty much any combination will do.
All the fotm's from yore will probably fit the bill of what you are asking for.
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I find it is usually akin to overhearing a phone conversation. Add me to the nice to have an option list.
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Quote:Thankfully the same advice works for mothership raid gathering, hami raid gathering, or anywhere a bunch of people may get together without turning off their aura's. Less you have a slash command for that stuff as well.Originally Posted by Bright
How about I just use /ah and not worry about it? That way you can leave your auras on and I still don't have to listen to them.
Also, if you didn't notice, I am against the idea, but the noise argument is weak. -
Quote:Give an xp/reward bonus for outdoor mobs. Just like that, folks move outside to play, the hazard zones actually get a bit of use, and people will complain that it is unpossible to find mission teams anymore. The circle of CoX life.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
In game, I love seeing other players, checking out their characters & feeling like I'm hanging out in an actual City of Heroes rather than City of Instances.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Bright
No one should have to pay extra for a little peace and quiet while they're shopping. o_0
I've been paying extra for years. Walkmen, discmen, iPods, etc.
There is always the option of turning down your own volume for a bit, rather than insisting that everyone around shut down their loud annoying powers.
Not trying to single you out, but doesn't it seem more reasonable? Turning the volume down for me is less clicks than shutting my auras down. -
Quote:In the real world, I shop at places that ship for free.Originally Posted by Suspicious_Pkg
I'll give this a yes vote. I used to look for O-portals in WW to get my own badge and portal. Now I actually have to ask someone to lay one down for me.
There's also something about a bustling marketplace that makes people spend more on my stuff.
If not a fee for /ah, how about a discount if you buy at WW/BM? In the real world you get charged shipping and handling if you don't go to the store and buy it yourself.
I get that Goat wants to have folks out of instances and congregating. Unfortunately that died when the devs gave mission bonus xp. Apparently there is no going back. Much as I wish otherwise. -
If I wanted people to hate me? Get rid of badges. Not just stop producing them, but strip them from the game.
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I guess the devs would also have to make ouroboros cross faction as well then before this could be introduced as well.
Sounds like a lot of work in order to take someone else's ball and go home. Convert the shard to cross faction, update it and introduce your suggested play mechanics there. You get new shineys, and pvpers don't feel like they have been swept under a rug(at least, no more than they have). -
Quote:Polkeroo!Originally Posted by Desi_Nova
have we ever seen Lord Nemesis and black Pebble in the same place at the same time?
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Quote:2 months after GR released, rolling up gold side was quieter than villains. How many folks run through first ward these days? It doesn't matter what the devs do, we consume the content, and get bored of it faster than the devs can design it. All the dev time spent repurposing the zones to your suggestion will be no different.Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
Perhaps that would have been a better analogy. But to me, it's all the same. The limb in question has been going into totally uncharted levels of gangrene for years now... I think it is about time.
That, or dedicate an issue to fixing it. But, I really don't think that is a wise use of Dev resources at this time considering how small of a community that would ultimately serve.
I like the ideas, and think that they would be interesting, maybe something along those lines, but entirely new zones. I just don't think they should completely destroy an aspect of the game that a segment of the player base enjoys, no matter how small the percentage is.