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Originally Posted by stfrn

DDO has had this for years. As well as other games.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Yeah, I was gonna' say the same thing - if you'll be fiddling with Phantom Army, just make the decoys look like copies of you, but with the default Phantom Army powers.

Originally Posted by JD_Gumby

She spawns like every hour in a series of spots that encircle the lower island in the lake, plus a spot just east of the War Witch. Easy to find.

Originally Posted by Panzerwaffen

This is exactly the situation I find myself in. After much deliberation, I have canceled both of my accounts, due to the current issues. I've played City of Heroes solid for two years. Not once during that time did anything cause me to consider canceling my subscription. Until now.

The market is a central part of the game, especially for those of us that regularly use the invention system. Between the poorly designed UI that forces extra work on us, and the bugs like pop-up warnings that can't be disabled & lag that causes the wrong items to be posted for sale, the frustration level is just too great. At latest count, I've lost a little over 150 million inf due to interface lag that was never there before. I'm afraid to try and sell or buy anything on the market. I've been advised by a GM that to avoid the interface lag I should close and re-open the market window for EVERY single transaction.

Hopefully the dev team will get these issues sorted out ASAP. If they don't, I think there is a significant risk of serious damage to the market's health. Until such time that they do, or until my current sub time runs out, I won't be putting anything up for sale on the market. Every drop is either going to be deleted, vendored, or if it's something good, crafted and dropped into storage.

Originally Posted by Zero_Oblivion

Thanks very much for the advice. Are there sets that are only available at level 50? Or are all sets available earlier but not as powerful? Is mids the best way to see what kind of stuff is available?

Originally Posted by Dark_Respite

I see her on a regular basis on Croatoa. It's rarer for me NOT to find her when I zoom through Croatoa than it is for me to find her.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Originally Posted by Gulver

A mutant rat in the belly of a giant Devoured.

Originally Posted by Fulmens

I thought that was the bombs that dropped L50 items. I have no proof either way, though.

Originally Posted by GreenFIame

Just Remeber At the End, All Tyrants get Dethrone and I be holding his head After i cut off his Evil Body.

Originally Posted by Fulmens

L30, exactly, is a bit easier to get because Rikti invaders drop L30 stuff. (I believe zombies do too. )

Originally Posted by Scythus

Indeed, you'd either be dead or mutated into Devoured.

Originally Posted by GreenFIame

Ok that is a lie we Resistance will Win and Crush the evil Marauder, We all no Emperor Cole is the real Bad Guy. Tonight our brothers, We the Resistance Will go out to Battle Againest the Evil Tryant and We Stand Together, NO one will take alway our Freedom!!!

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

You keep removing artists for "reeducation" just because you don't approve of the canvas. Or the message. Art, strangled, doesn't flourish.

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

((I believe its been confirmed that they're completely overhauling the models.))

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

All you need to do is think for yourself, and Tyrant and cronies will give you freedom from all your troubles. Most call the same status "death" and do try to avoid it.

I realize life without your chains, without someone telling you what you can and can't think may be scary. "What should I think today, oh Tyrant? Am I thinking it properly, mindcop? Please, make my shackles heavier, let the chains rattle in my glorious servitude!"

Freedom is not anarchy, self determination is not chaos. Attempts to portray them as the same thing do nothing but indicate how brainwashed you've become. And this saddens me.

I don't think anyone would have wanted to live - as it were - under the Hamidon. Cole stopping the Hamidon? Nobody argues that it was the right thing to do. But it's the actions after that - Might does not mean Right. Might does not make one a just ruler.

Originally Posted by FourSpeed

As others have noted, it's a matter of personal preference and what you plan to
do with your character.

In my case, I use L10 Commons at level 7, L15 Commons at level 12, and then
L20-L25 Common IO's as appropriate until I can buy the set pieces I want
(which I have already begun to collect by that point in the toon's career, based
on a Mid's plan for the build)...

Between Level 22 and Level 27, I start Frankenslotting in earnest.

As was pointed out earlier, they out-perform +3 SO's by that point, they're
cheaper than higher level IO's, and since they never expire, I get full benefit
for a much longer time in addition to working set bonuses available in all PvP zones.

I've found that to be a pretty good approach for equipping my toons. YMMV


Regards,
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat

been doing some more 'testing', no marketeering just buying purples and laying them away for respecs.

the more stuff I buy, the more I hate the persistent pricing 'feature'. It hasn't bitten me yet but I came close last night when I made the mistake of stocking up on salvage before bed.


I prefer inf sinks to be based on player choice, not bad design aimed at generating 'mistakes'.

Originally Posted by Kitsune9tails

Can the game be sustained beyond 2012? Of course it can; this game ran on a tiny Dev team with no budget for years, while still creating new content and new systems.

Is the game perfect? No. But I can't think of a better MMO on the market; and only a few are more popular.

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

I know. I was joining him in his derision of those who think that "Free" is such a great thing.

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

But... but it's free! And freedom's such a nice, lovely word with soft vowels and a flowing sound, so it's got to be good, right? Freedom in all situations? An absolutely free market. Freedom from government? Freedom from a financial system and traffic laws?

Free, friend! Free from a legal system that arrests criminals. Free from conviction sentences and protection. The freedom to have a villain rob a bank blind and kill fifteen people on the way out, because pointing out that he has powers might hurt his feelings.

Why not free? It's such a whistling word. Like, like a bird.

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

Is he the head of the Powers Division? I lost track. Dang.

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

Extremely passionate parents are exactly the type of people Emperor Cole needs for his overseas projects, and they are encouraged to go by themselves.

If their families are overly concerned, they are welcome to a free rendezvous at this destination free of charge. They may even find that it's such a fantastic opportunity to give their lives to the betterment of Cole's empire that they never return.

With such fantastic programs dedicated to doing what's best for the nations both overseas and home, I can certainly see why you would praise Emperor Cole's concern for childrens' welfare.

Please refrain from calling him Tyrant. We find the title to have a negative connotation.

Originally Posted by Ironblade

Not sure what you mean here. You will ALWAYS have access to a market. And, since you can carry stuff with you, I don't see any problem anyway.