Thirty-Seven

I've been here the whole time... and I am as astounded as you are.

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jk.

Guess I'll post it tonight on the market if I have one =p

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Lol, good call.

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good lord. Do games really damper sense that much?

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I knew people who would cath to camp spawns in Everquest.

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That is patently absurd. Who would do that? In fact, I would be ashamed to say that I knew these people. I know of a guy who I roomed with who pushed off meals and held out on urinating longer than most people... but then he would GO eat, and GO to the freakin' bathroom.

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Probably the taste

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Here here.

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we should make a website

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We have one! MegaMarvel started up a Guild Portal site. The URL to which can be found in our MOTD once you log in.

Awesome that you can join us! Props to Fushicho for helping with the recruitment to our SG via his awesome networking skills .

Also, the roster post on this page has been updated as to membership and to state that until I talk to MegaMarvel about other possible characters to spin into our "reality," we are full!!

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I need to stop watching Naruto. LOL

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Yes, yes you do. Something about a ninja in orange has always bothered me... Kinda like an Electric Armor Stalker.

It looks like our lovely quote pyramid was

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lolPvPDevsPvEMATixAEBabiesPLn00bzAllUrGameBelongTo Us!!


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This.

The prices on the market are really borked. And AE is the root cause of it.

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1. I'm rolling on Virtue, any SGs that recruit newbs?

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Any good SG would be happy to invite a newb and help him/her get acquainted (or in this case, reacquainted) with the game.

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2. Does anyone still run sewer groups?

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I know I do, when I make a new character. It is sometimes a PITA to get one going now with the glut of people running AE "missions."

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3. Quickest way to level up?

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Honestly, this question is pretty pointless. There is no point in leveling quickly. I am not trying to be rude, but simply to state the difference between this game and others on the market. As others have said, it is most definately about the journey to 50 and not the destination that is important.

However, one of the best ways (XP-wise) to gain levels is to get yourself on large teams doing story arcs and also to run TFs/SFs. Both give more XP than radio missions or standard MA missions. Were I you, I would avoid the AE like the plague until you have gotten yourself familiar with everything that exists outside of it... after all, you have as long as you play the game to play in the AE, but you only get this one experience of re-learning and exploring the (new parts of the) game for the first time.

The binds you would need are:

/bind numpad# "teamselect #$$powexecname Ice Shield"
/bind LShift+numpad# "teamselect #$$powexecname Glacial Shield"
/bind Lctrl+numpad# "teamselect #$$powexecname Frostworks"

Obviously you would need to replace numpad# and # with the apporpriate numbers 1-8.

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I am so sorry I missed Thursday night's play session. I literally got my internet working again about 35 minutes ago... I'll be there next week baring anything equally as drastic. Glad you guys we're all having fun without me!

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We missed ya, but survived. Sorry to hear about your internet issues.

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AE Farming Curb idea: Diminishing XP returns? You can only play in the AE for so long in a particular timespan and earn so much XP before you start being penalized.

Theoretically, this shouldn't affect most story-oriented players, who are used to getting slightly skewed rewards anyway (and likely aren't reaching farmer-level XP/hour), while potentially frustrating farmers.

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Perhaps have an "AE XP Bar" akin to a Brute's Fury bar. It fills as you gain XP in the AE, and after say... 5 lvls worth of XP it is full and you gain XP in the AE at maybe as much as 1/5th the normal. Once you earn 5 lvls of XP outside the MA, the AE XP Bar clears, and you earn normal rewards inside it again.

There aren't many arcs that will give you that much XP, and yous can alternate between regular and AE missions.

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Obviously the devs do not consider it an asset since any content introduced since like issue 5 is not like that. Somebody needs to go through those, grant cell phones faster, and regulate the door spawns.

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So friggin' agree!! That alone would go a long way in making the game play better outside the AE.

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The thing is, I think a lot of us here see this driving newbies away, and without newbies joining and staying, the game will die. It's all well and good to say "let everyone do what they want" but I'd rather limit disruptive game styles and still have a game to play in 2-5 years time rather than let everyone do "what they want" and not be able to play the game any more because it's become unprofitable.

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This! If everyone has ultimate freedom in this game, and farms to 50 constantly, they will have little reason to continue playing and burn out. There will only be a few, I think, that will stay on.

Welcome to the game!!

It sounds like you have gotten the advice you need, and have the right mentality when it comes to learning about the game. Hope you enjoy your stay!

Rumor has it that the note-dropper is none other than Nemesis himself, who is actually the past's version of Mender Silos.

Mender Silos is an anagram for Lord Nemesis... coincidence??

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My schedule's pretty erratic, so I can't say for sure how much I'll be around (and apologies in advance), but I'm going to speak for Luminary if there are no objections.

I'm making Lustre, an alternative Luminary based on steampunk robotics. Elec/Elec Blaster.

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Cool cool. I have him added to the roster.

I'll post an update but I kinda feel like I am spamming this thread...
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Original Forever Phalanx Lv AT Powersets Forum Name (Global)
=============== =============== == ==== ========= =======================
Statesman Highborn 08 Tank Invuln/SS MegaMarvel (@Centurion)
Sister Psyche Brother Onyx 10 WS Warshade Thirty_Seven (@Thirty7)
Citadel Break Away 10 Scrp MA/Invuln Mistah_H (@HSZMV)
Synapse Axonic 05 Defn Kin/Elec Senith (@Senith)
B.A. Brawler Meanstreet 10 Tank Fire/Dark KingSnake (@KingSnake)
Ms. Liberty Ms. Autonomy 07 Scrp Kat/Regen Reserve (@ReserveD08)
Woodsman Green Fellow 09 Cont Plant/Storm DArtagnan (@DArtagnan)
Infernal Ascendent D'Shall 11 Scrp BS/Shield -- (@Vincent Marcone)

Manticore Grifin's Claw ?? Scrp Claws/WP CheshireKatt (@RavenHeart)
Positron Plasmatron DRS ?? Cont Fire/Rad Shojo (@HikariKenzaki)
&amp; Spectron DRS ?? Defn Kin/Rad " "
Numina Transcend 07 Blst Energy/MM MagentaBolt (@Magenta Bolt)
Malaise Collective Mind 19 Cont Mind/Kin Fushicho (@Fushicho)
Valkyrie Sigun 08 Tank WP/Mace Arakhna (@Arakhna)
Mynx Mixeta 17 Scrp Claws/Regen -- (@Truka)
Swan Dark Duckling 22 Defn Kin/Dark -- (@Justinia)
Luminary Lustre 08 Blst Elec/Elec Justaris (@Justaris)
Aurora Borealis Aurora Euralis ?? Blst Energy/MM Pantalla (@Pantalla)
</pre><hr />

Okay, with Pantalla's addition to the crew, all of the Vindicators and Freedom Phalanx have been spoken for. The only person who has not yet been invited to the SG, I think, is Griffin's Claw. Barring any sudden changes in the membership, we are full. When MegaMarvel gets back we can chat about other alternative members to the group and see if we might open up recruiting to some other Alternate Universe Team (personally leaning for Alternate Hero Arachnos).

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Yeah, my rping prolly needs work... &gt;.&gt; eh. It was fun though. I had a good time. looking forward to next thrusday.

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You did great... I can totally see BaB being more of a lady's man and a jokester. Plus it was nice having you to lighten the mood... our characters are so dark and emo.

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ZERO influence/infamy awards for AE mobs.

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I'm not sure I support that... but it would make a lot of RP sense. How are people talking about your exploits to their friends when they are all digital?

Yes, many have noticed it and there is a patch fixing it on the training room...

Reporting it would be kinda moot at this point, I would think.

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Replace the AE building with a public library where patrons can read help-files and how-tos.

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Just imaginging the player response to that makes me laugh, although I think its a good idea. It would be like replacing a little kid's pizza and ice cream with broccoli and raw carrots: here come the tantrums. LOL!

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Very true... all the same, it is a wonderful idea!!

I was totally expecting to hate this idea, but I actually think it is a very good one. Also, I would argue we could have both... add in the punches to MA and then give us a set like Electric Control, the best of both worlds: new powersets and amended versions of sets we all love!

Remember to log-in tonight at around 8PM (Eastern) for some more SG teaming!!

Hope to see ya there.

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Well, I for one had fun! Was a bit weird to be totally honest making things up as I went along and speaking in character, but definitely a change of pace! We had a few folks miss this week, and that was a bit sad... maybe we could run Posi's TF next week? I dunno how much time we all have for that...
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Sorry to hear of your odd dilemma... I just wanted to poke my head in and say "Hi" to the fellow Grand Rapids-ian.

That's pretty much where I was.
CoH was the first MMO that I had ever played, and one of the few PC games I had played since Doom. I only got into it because I had such fond memories of the 90s X-Men cartoons when I was younger.