SinisterDirge

By culling the broadcasts in certain zones about ambush farms. That dies down for awhile, and the people that like to see farmers get punished let out a big sigh or relief because it seems like the devs have heard their plea making them feel important.

The farmers move on to something else, and there is peace and quiet for some time until the next farm du jour reaches critical mass and the non farmers plead with the devs again.

Its good for the farmers, because they need to stay on their toes and learn new ways to optimize xp gain.

The removal of certain critters is good for both sides. It is good for the farmers who need to learn how to do it without being both softcapped, and resistance hardcapped with 10 bubbles on them. Easy mode teaches no one anything.

Its good for the story writers because the need to write in and enable the player of your story complete invincibility without even having to click an inspiration is bad writing. Just look at the alpha slot arc. Sure it is fun to be that powerfull once, but it is actually very boring to run it much more than that.

Logic dictates that the evolution of the game that has occurred has actually made the game better. The exploiters ensure that the devs cull the easy paths to xp and therefore make the game more interesting and challenging. While you as a writer are seemingly interested in giving your fans easy xp by bursting Hamidon spores and having npc's heal them for a capped amount of rewards. I as a farmer am more interested in defeating gobs of extreme set mobs with the rewards determined only by how many mobs I have the ability to defeat.

I have been told that the system already delivers both of these types of reward systems. Conveniently, all you have to do is make your custom mobs with just a single power from your secondary to curb the rewards your mobs give. The devs have already given you what you ask for.

I guess I miss-read the op when he said he wanted strong aoe scrapper sets for farming.

No doubt that the aggro shields are great for keeping the mobs together, but really, I have never been left feeling that my spines/fire scrapper is crap for farming. Maybe not optimal, but never left in the dust either. Also, if you are sitting at +2's the spawn won't have a chance to scatter. +4's are a different story.

I am sorry you feel that way. I think even the AE authors will agree with me when I say I find it hard to believe that the Devs listen to anything the AE authors say. If there is any blame to be had, its CEBR, and even then, CEBR was just playing a role that has been played many, many times.

As soon as a single repeatable reward starts being so popular that a dev decided critical mass is cashing in on it, it gets adjusted. Not nerfed. Adjusted. This is in no way blaming TopDoc, this is just the circle of farming life.

And dont worry about it too much, You will still be able to cap tickets on a mish ridiculously fast, so you can still have your Orange salvage.

Convienently, the game has always had non-pl'd players that are clueless as well.

Most likely both as I know he plays on Virtue.

Brutes first please.

Thanks. That made me laugh harder than I should have.

As a father, I approve of this joke.

A few:
There are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary and those who don't.

To get to the other side!
Why did the tachyon cross the road?


There's no place like 127.0.0.1

I don't think you understand how kiting works.

Even better. 6 slotted damage and perma hasten.

Fire/fire blaster build up+Aim fireball in boomtown. All minions in the spawn were toast, and they were gone before a luit/boss could react. Move on to next spawn. Why spend the 150 infl on purple insps if you dont need to.

Keep in mind as well, this is boomtown, no stores handy, no combining, no emailing them to yourself. Different game back then.

You are wrong on the details. It didn't activate instantly, and it was great in pve to activate it and click all the blinkies in a mission, completing the mish with zero(absolutely zero, not, surounded by 100 angry mobs and if you don't time your heal/inspiration properly you are dead zero) risk, and full rewards. Of course it was changed so you couldn't click while phased before the 30 second duration was added, however, there have been several changes to the power, and not all of them were pvp related.

Also, as said above, how many times do you need a 30 second break mid combat? It still works just fine. One mans utterly useless is anothers breathing room he needs to get back into the fight.