SuperFerret
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Quote:Hi. I'm SuperFerret.Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
Actually, there is a class of players in the cities that have a disease called altitis. It is rare, maybe less than 1% of those who play, possibly more. More characters are what keep those who Alt playing. Having each of these characters be even cooler would only enhance our altitis afflicted players experience. Since you do not suffer this malady, this probably makes no sense to you. But it is a good market for a game like City of to look for customers in. ince they have one of the best character design systems on the market, marketing to people that like to alt, wel, it might make a little sense.
And Professor Quick. And Storm Krow. And The Mad Zookeeper, Doctor Orca, Major Villainy, Triceratops Man, Neural Interceptor, and Fafnir the Dragon.
And that's just on the Guardian server, my primary server. And there are more each and every day.
I only plan to fully IO out (with sets, though no purples) just SuperFerret and Mad Zookeeper (my main hero and villain). The others will be set up with either SO's or generic IO's. This, however, is my short term plan. As I get more 50's, of which I currently have none, I'll probably be IOing the rest out, and so on and so forth (since I'll continually make more characters).
After playing the game on and off for about 6 years, I've only ever had one 50, a version of SuperFerret, which was deleted and remade twice before the one I currently have now, due to boredom with being 50, AND having gotten him to 50 during the AE PLing binge. Most (and by most, I mean, all listed about aside from Neural, my newest) have been deleted and rerolled multiple times due to various reasons.
I'm not just an Altaholic, I'm the Altoholic. And that's Altitis (which of course means "inflammation of the alternative character") hasn't stopped me from making attempts at playing the market nor has it prevented me from using IO sets (in fact, it's helped me get some of the more common recipes that I need due to random drops). The only reason I've not yet considered purples is that I see them as wholly unnecessary, since I can achieve the same results with more common (and therefore less common and easier to come by) recipes.
Anyway, I've always hated these types of posts, where it's just me beating you over the head with a wall of text.
So, for the tl;dr crowd:
I'm an extreme altaholic and I still utilize the market without being deterred by the higher end stuff, which I admit to being a bit out of my grasp (but that's comparable to a level one seeing a level 50 standing around under Atlas, I'm not there yet, but it's just a matter of time). -
Quote:Ultra rare "stuff" keeps people playing because they have things to continually strive for. There's always that next IO or next badge that they want, and that keeps them playing longer.Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
Okay, you believe this to be true. I believe that it discourages people, and that people should be able to kit out approx. one character per year in ultra rares, and I have explained why multiple times.
Could you be specific in how you think people not getting this makes them want to play more, and how long it should take for a person to kit out one character in ultra rares for it to be more attractive?
Let me ask you this, after you pimp out your character with IO's what then? What will you do then? -
But onion rings are delicious.
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Quote:Actually, based on the prior buying prices, the person who bought that IO must've wanted it NOW, so they paid over the last sale price. It's not uncommon to do. I've done it once or twice out of impatience.Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion
Or your buyer had a typo moment. Or the market interface geeked him and he was trying to buy something else. Lets look for serious patterns and discuss those, not anomalies.
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That's not offensive.
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Quote:That too.Originally Posted by Terminal Velocity
Wasn't here when they were being released, but it'll be just like patron powers. People will RP it out to be something else.
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And that would be why.
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This really irritates me. I use a word (in this case, "skill") because I lacked a better term for what I'm trying to say, and it gets targeted like a weak joint. It also annoys me that I can't explain what I meant or defend myself against these arguments. (This irritation and annoyance is directed inwards, not to those who responded, and I'm only stating this in an attempt to explain why my following arguments and statements may not be the best.)
Quote:I agree with what you say, and I did not intend to imply that SwellGuy implied that casual = no skill.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
How did SwellGuy imply that casual = no skill? As you say, Casual versus Hardcore is more about attitude than anything else. Purples are not required for any sort of standard game play. The things they are important for are things that require a significant investment of time. The moment someone decides to set themselves a goal such as soloing AVs/GMs, soloing Pylons or the RWZ Challenge they are no longer a casual player.
What I'm talking about isn't regarding any sense of entitlement. A casual player that plays this (or any game) for fun still has the chance to get one of these drops and potentially use it.Quote:Originally Posted by seebs
While this is true, I think it makes no sense to speak of a "casual" player who expects to get the best stuff in the game. You can play baseball casually, but you can't play baseball casually and expect to win the World Series.
Purples and PvP IOs are exceptional rewards, and to get a lot of them, you have to do an exceptional amount of something. If you think you are entitled to them, either you're not a casual player, or you've got an unreasonable sense of entitlement. MHO.
I understand what you're saying, but the statements that I responded to seemed to state that those casual players who have the luck to get these random drops don't deserve it and should give them up.Quote:Originally Posted by SwellGuy
I don't think you understood what I meant at all.
No one has any right to any drop in the game. And no one has any right to someone else's drops listed on the market or offered for trade/sale.
And the Casual vs Hardcore is exactly why I wrote what I wrote. When somone looks seriously at getting the ultra rare loot they aren't casual any more no matter how they want to twist the meaning of the word.
Also, deciding to seek out IO recipes and improve your character doesn't remove your casual attitude, at least in my eyes. -
Quote:I don't think I've ever noticed that.Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim
The damage crash from Rage will take you well below -9000%. Not even kidding. By the way, slot for EndRdx on Foot Stomp. What's your secondary?
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You would become a modern version of various mere mortals that have done astounding things with just skill, muscle and limitless will. Mythology is full of them.
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I'd say it's Science. Tech brings to mind the idea that the poison (while still chemical and scientifically created) is mixed and deployed via a machine.
But as people have said, anything can be anything. I've got a Demons/Traps MM that's Tech origin, who hunted down his demonic minions and fitted them with radio collars that allow him to control him. (He also hates all demons, his own included, which fits my typical Mastermind strategy of "I've got disposable tanks! Yay!") -
Quote:I disagree with the "no right" part, and the "they stop being a casual player" part.Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Casual players have no need, have no right and have no expectations of getting ultra rare enhancements/recipes. When a Player has the expectation or perceived need of getting those enhancements/recipes they are NO LONGER A CASUAL PLAYER.
Casual vs. Hardcore is an attitude, not a measure of how skillful the player is in game. -
Quote:Then it's not listed under an easy to find name.Originally Posted by cursedsorcerer
.... It is there already. It's been there for a while I believe.
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Quote:Heh.Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
It might be a bit overpowering for Paragon's gangs to be given dual pistols, like the Malta Gunslingers. Instead, why not new animation in which they hold their pistols at exaggerated angles with a consequent -Accuracy? Nothing says "gangsta" than being unable to shoot straight because of posing.
I wouldn't mind FF getting a new costume, or even the suggestion of changing his mission to someone else, but I know what I DO want: the Frostfire map in AE. -
But how close were you to him. He's bots, so if he's attacking, it's at range, so you shouldn't be close together.
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Never thought they were that much of a problem. They're just an enemy that garners a bit more priority (though less than certain enemies, like Sappers), and we do get XP for that.
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I know that I was just recently informed that in PvE, Taunt is autohit, so Accuracy slotting is pointless.
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"Patrol" and "that guy" seem to work fine with me.
Also, (and I know this isn't the case in the majority, and that kinda saddens me) I play this game because I'm a fan of superheroes, not because I like MMOs. -
"Mob" means "group", and is often used in conjuction with "angry". Provided that my role in this game is to hit them in the face (thus angering them), calling a group of enemies a "mob" makes sense.
Also, the less I'm smacked in the face with gamer terms and technical crap, the happier I am with this game. -
Mind if I ask where in relation to the mob of enemies you and the MM were respectively? What type of MM was it aside from /FF?
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Quote:Like a claws scrapper can?Originally Posted by Doc_Reverend
I'm just hoping that with the in-game "look" of the Incarnate powers, we still have options that fit in people who don't have laser vision or shoot energy blasts everywhere.
The other thing is... you're not godlike as an incarnate. You can't reshape reality to your whim. You don't just run missions by walking in the door and snapping your fingers and teleporting the bad guys into a jail. Even with your Omega slot and huge glowing yellow hair that's 47 feet long... Malta Sappers will ruin your day. You know, those average humans? Who just beat your demigod ***?
Yeah.
Them.
They're still going to suck.
So I take it all with a grain of salt that you'll suddenly be godlike.
Something I hope is that they make the animations on some of the powers interesting and able to fit with characters. The Judgement AoE? Is that going to be a straight energy blast or will you be able to, say, on your dual blades scrapper cut the air so hard you make a shockwave? -
Yeah, but I've used it as a "Keep those guys with their pointy hurty things far away for my sake" in the past, so it's really hard to say who's in the wrong here. If the Mastermind was getting into the thick of things or otherwise being stupid with it, then it's their fault and you can kick them if you want with good reason. If it was just an "Oh no, knockback" type of thing, then the brute should just move forward and stay outside the force bubble.
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That depends on how far the enemy moved and whether or not the Mastermind was intentionally doing it to annoy you.
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Quote:Aside to your aside: I prefer English to gamespeak, and "mob" as a singular enemy grates my nerves a bit.Originally Posted by gameboy1234
Aside:
MOB = mobile. That's one dude.
Spawn or group = lots of mobs all together. Some folks are calling a spawn a "mob" like it means a mob of people. Just kinda grates my mental nerves a bit.
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Farming isn't necessary to earn money. Run high level content to get merits, run AE mission arcs to get tickets, make friends in game (believe it or not, many people have craploads of cash that they wouldn't mind giving to a friend to help them out), enter costume contests, play the market, etc.
And then on top of everything else, remember that you don't need those hyper-expensive enchancements, and that you can get the same or similar results by using less expensive ones.