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1. HAVE FUN. Not every run is a speed run. Speed runs are you pushing yourself and your team to the limit. The difficulty slider isn't the only way to measure things.

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And maybe this one? Though, I agree with your sentiment nonetheless Phil.

Nicely done. I would suggest adding some sort of starburst or other pattern to the background though.

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I'm not in the Beta, just to state that right off.

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It's Open Beta now... everyone can be "in Beta" who wants to be.

Also, I think many of your points are accuarate. Especially those that point to the excessive DOOM!!-mongering that seems to run rampant just before the release of most issues.

I think that there are some definate issues with i13, as there are before every issue releases to Live I'm sure, but it seems like some of these concerns are greatly overblown... especially since this is the period in which changes can and will be made to content so that it does not "destroy the market" or make the entire game aspolde, or whatever is being claimed.

Have a little bit of faith in the Devs people (this is not directed at you Goblinn)... and maybe *gasp* even a touch of optimism.

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I'm on the Pubic Order Unit with my Service so I'm pretty sure I know what my shield looks like. The big Solid is more of a bullet repelling type that a SWAT team would use.

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I couldn't bring myself NOT to comment on the use of "pubic" there. Yes, I can be that immature sometimes.

Edit: Dang, beaten to it! ...that's what I get for replying before I read the rest of the thread.

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Dark Shield
Dark Shield sprouts a bunch of tentacles from your arm and causes the surrounding area to emit the Dark Miasma particle effects and a some of the stretched scary faces from Touch of Fear.

Electric Shield
A round shield of Electricity eminates from the back of your fist.

Energy Shield
Pulsates like the Whirling Hands ring and sparkles like the Energy Melee fist particles. Now if only Hero side Energy Melee could be made to Blue...

Gem Shield
A transparent crystalline round shield that sparkles.

Riot Shield
Another modern shield. The transparent part is tintable.

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Dudeness!! The Dark shield is freakin' sweet. (Not to mention all of the other ones.)

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Out of curiosity, does anyone else think that the Zombie Apocalypse would be fun on any Friday the 13ths that come up during the year?

I think it'd be a reasonable way to bring the event back, but it wouldn't happen so often that it'd feel less special when it comes for longer on Halloween.

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I like that idea a lot. It would appear to be almost random if it were not advertised too much, which would add to the fun of it. Also, I agree with previous suggestions that they should swarm from set points and spread out through the zone.... unfortunately that would require new game mechanics (as opposed to re-purposing existing tech).

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So no buster badge this year? and it's ok that we wait another year to get it because an event was released that obviously isn't working as intended?

Well I want compensation! for the time I payed for and wasted trying to get something that was advertised as working, and is obviously broken.

This years event was all "hey, we love you so much where giving it to you early!!!! . . . . . Oh but half of it doesn't work, never mind, just finish it next year, have fun!!"

It's about the principle of it all, I've never been annoyed with the developers of this game, not in 4 years but this is just a total mess, so many problems have been ignored before releasing this event and that is a real shame.

This years halloween event = Fail

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ONE badge not being able to be collected properly is half? Let me check my math: 1/15 = .5 ...Nope, it seems fine.

(If you include Jack, then it would be TWO whole badges. 15 of course is the number of Halloween badges.)

If you are refering to the slightly botched Invasion schedule, then, well, you have a bit more of a point... but not much. The event, as far as I can tell, does work, it does appear. Maybe not as often as intended in certain areas, but it does work and you can indeed experience it.

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But there are a few things that could use tweaking. Biggest of all...the spawn rate of ghosts when trick or treating is just ridiculous. By the time I got the 14th badge from the event (Hunter), I had gotten three spirits. I don't know if there's a bug or if it's designed, but it's so out of whack with all the others, it's not fun.

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I am so glad I got that one last year! I am helping an SG-Mate get his badges this year and spirits are as rare as... well... something really rare.

But, there is the good side: the Zombie Invasion is AWESOME! I was kinda expecting nothing more than some slightly recolored BP Zombies with maybe Adamastor scaled down a bit as the EBs... man was I in for a shock when they were friggin' sweet! Especially the Nightmares, very cool design on all of 'em (except the weird Black/White zombies).

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A). Patrons SUCK compared to hero epics- it's FACT.

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How it should be:
A) Many players think that PPPs suck when compared to Hero APPs.

Calling an opinion a FACT, is not a good way to present data.

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I think it's funny how mad some folks get at changes that aren't all even announced yet. So what if they take a power here or there and swap it... learn to deal with it. I mean, did the concept of flexibility disappear while I wasn't looking? It's not like any character will be "perfect" anyway; there is (and always will be) room for improvement on all characters. Why do you think people argue ad infinitum about slotting and power choices on practically every power combination, hmmmm? Because everyone has a different (and in most cases), just as good and valid way of doing things.

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Glad you aren't as attached to your characters and you don't care when drastic (to some) changes to them are announced. I have several characters with the weapons pool, and I could be perfectly happy knowing that if I never respec, I can keep the powers currently picked... logging in and finding my power lineup changed would be more than an annoyance to me.

Should the announced power that's being swapped out not be web grenade, that will be 3 characters of mine that I'll consider ruined by the change. Yes, ruined. I pick powers because they are fun, not because of the numbers behind them. I get a lot of use of the other three choices in the set. If I'd cared about being uber, I'd have taken body for focused accuracy like everyone else.

If nobody is taking these powers anyway, then add the new power as a 5th choice. At the very least, those that have them should be able to keep them until a respec. If the technology doesn't exist to allow it, then make it. Outright modifying a characters power lineup should never even be an option. When they changed taunt to a level 10 tanker power, existing tankers were allowed to keep it where it was until a respec was used... they can do it again.

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Don't get me wrong... I love my characters exactly as they are. My controller is a Grav/FF/Primal if that counts for anything. One of the APPs that I believe may have a change in its future.

Yes, I would be a bit miffed if any of his powers were going to change. However, I would suck it up, and deal... b/c I know that the power was changed with the intention of improving the game that I love more than any of my individual characters.

Also, the key part of me finding humor in the situation is: all of the changes are not announced yet. And, Beta has yet to happen, many things (even those that have been announced) could change.

I think it's funny how mad some folks get at changes that aren't all even announced yet. So what if they take a power here or there and swap it... learn to deal with it. I mean, did the concept of flexibility disappear while I wasn't looking? It's not like any character will be "perfect" anyway; there is (and always will be) room for improvement on all characters. Why do you think people argue ad infinitum about slotting and power choices on practically every power combination, hmmmm? Because everyone has a different (and in most cases), just as good and valid way of doing things.

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Wow. That's all I can say to that.

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I15 lol? Why would you want hints for that I13 not even out yet.

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It's called a joke.

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So the devs could spend their time creating more content for the smaller segment of the player base... or they could spend their time creating content for the larger segment of the player base... or they could spend their time creating content for both segments simultaneously... gosh... I wonder what they'll do...??

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This LOGIC PHAILS.

Here is why.. Everyone who loves villains has done the content 5 ten 20 40 times all the way through already...

So they go back to Heroes.. Because atleast with Heroes there is CHOICE in how to level up.

VILLAINS HAS NO CHOICE.

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If I type IN ALL CAPS it will make what I say TRUE AND IRREFUTABLE! Also, deliberately misspelling words will give me LEET CRED!

Seriously now, shouting at the devs, “WHERE IS MY VILLAIN CONTENT?” isn’t going to actually get you villain content. CoV is an add-on to the CoH universe. That’s just something you need to come to terms with. New zones from this point on are going to be for both sides. Look at the RWZ and Ourobrous and Cimerora and see the future. New villain-only zones are highly unlikely in the future because villain players are a much smaller population. Shouting about it won’t change that fact, nor will it change the clear business decisions that imbalance makes necessary.

(Caveat: This is a prediction that could, of course, be wrong. But given what we’ve seen over the last year and the hints dropped by that market survey, I feel confident about it.)

If you want more villain-only content, then you’re going to be getting the bloody tools to write it yourself.

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Maybe I'm totally coming out of nowhere here, but it seems to me that the Devs are gearing up to completely eliminate the "barrier" between CoH and CoV. In other words, you could say "Hi!" to a Mastermind trotting through Atlas park on his way to the new Black Market station.....

[Don't get me wrong, this would take a lot of effort.]

I see places like Ouroboros, RWZ and Pocket D all being doorways to the other-side. Didn't the Devs just give us all access to both sides of the game? I don't see this as just being nice in order to give us all more play options.