Thirty-Seven

Thanks for the plug! It really is a great thread to pass through every now and again.

Here's a slightly reworked shot from the TF tonight. Whatcha think?

That would be why you should take screenies from the costume editor.

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That would be how ya does it. Then make sure that the URL is NOT underlined.

OOC: I am certain this means that hilarity will ensue... it being a lvl 32 power and all. In that same vein... I am planning something interesting, plot-wise, to occur with my character near the end of the first part of the TF, if things go how I imagine they will.

Ill/Sonic Controller


Mantis Engine (one of my characters)

Bwah? The question was specifically targeted at NOT buying another copy of the game.

I'm thinking secret agent-y... so, perhaps a psychic 007 kinda guy?
DP/Mental Blaster.


Scattershock

First of all, phrasing the question about [Mystic Fortune] that way kinda presents it like a false dichotomy because no one was given a choice about it's recharge. It does what it does, so there was never an issue of being MORE or LESS pleased with the power based on recharge. Hypothetically, though, if the power were to have had a 2 hour recharge? Well, I prolly wouldn't have used it a lot (obviously) but it would have boiled down to about as much as I use it now. In fact, it is only when another player uses it that I remember I have it. When it comes to [Mission Transporter] I use it about twice a play session. Once when I start out (unless the first mission is in the same zone as where I logged off) and once just before I quit. But, I don't really get any "enjoyment" out of using [Mystic Fortune] anymore, it was fun and unique when it first came out, now, it seems more like a burden sometimes... a buff I feel obligated to use if someone buffs me with it.

Given the HUGE drama recently surrounding the prompt to [Mystic Fortune] I find it funny and a tad ironic that you spun an argument like you did in the second paragraph I quoted. But, I can understand the issue with getting to the mission first with MT and having to wait. However, that isn't when people tend to use it. Most use it when they would get there LAST without it. So, in that way it is quite useful. Also, it is important to note that just WHO a power affects is NOT an issue of perspective, it is an issue of targeting. Does the game let you use it on yourself? Than it is other-affecting. Period. If I had been talking about "benefits" then I could see that POV, I suppose. And it is important to note again that I buy the Packs for the costumes, NOT the powers.

Also, when you compare MT to other transport powers' recharges, I feel you are missing a key element or two. Self-buffs and self-affecting powers, by and large, cost more and do less than teammate-affecting powers. Also, there is no other power in the game that can bring you, the player, from ANYWHERE in the game (except a large portion of Pocket D) to the EXACT spot you are trying to get to with a single click. The closest power is probably [Recall Friend] or the Pocket D/SG Base teleporters. However, one is limited by zone and the other can only get you to ONE particular place. So, as you can see, the recharge in this case is balanced by utility.

Now, would I COMPLAIN if they made the recharge an hour instead of 2? Prolly not. But, I think it is fine as it is, and would not ask anyone to "fix" because I feel as if I had been ripped off (or slighted in some way).

Playing City of Heroes probably. LOL, you shoulda asked me then.

Hmmmmmm... Plant/Rad Troller? I was thinking of aphids... and I haven't a clue why Rad got in my head.


HX-1494


(And I was thinking "hide" like skin.)

Gravity/Kinetics Controller
(I am going under the principal that controlling kinetic energy and gravity could allow one to influence Time and Matter... hence the "happenings.")


Lockhide

...adventurous also!

Hmmm, I like this one. I may use a version of it without the wings.
*subscribes to thread*

This is a ridiculous comparison. The utility of the powers is completely different. Giving a colorful but very miniscule buff to another player is not comparable to giving yourself an incredibly useful time-saving travel boost, regardless of the price. And I would have STILL bought the pack if [Mystic Fortune] was on a 2 hour timer, it matters none to me.
Yes. I primarily buy the packs for the costume pieces, to me, the powers are like a free air freshener if I buy a car!

Oh rly?

I continue to see it on store shelves all over the place. Odd that your local stores do not carry it. However, I can't really comment about the rest as all the ideas I would've had have been suggested.

The problem with this is that it is meaningless. It is a cerebral effort... nothing more. And if all you want is a thought experiment, go nuts. However, in the actual game world, there aren't as many as one might think that give a damn about the numbers and play what they like. I would wager that most folks are like that. Therefore, you are getting responses that talk about there still being Scrappers and opinions and prefrences.

Also, to use your car example, I would pick the Escort due to gas mileage and cost to insure...

Why? Isn't that what new alts are for?

I don't mean that you should stop doing what you like... just expressing how differently I see the game, is all. Also, don't get me wrong, I understand that a ton of people enjoy playing their high level character. It's just that I don't, and they get shelved pretty much as soon as they ding 50 (except my two badging characters).

Given all of that, it seems obvious that I wasn't excited about the Incarnate system, and so don't really care at all that it got delayed. Hell, I am more excited to fly through Praetoria for the first time and mess with the new costumes.

To answer your questions though...
1) Ummm, I don't build a team like that. I invite w/e players are available. Same goes for a TF/SF. However, if I have the availability, I try to get one of each AT in the mix. So... I guess the answer to your question, would be "no."

2) Again, I don't look to fill certain roles like that... because, frankly, it's not necessary in this game (usually). So again, I guess the answer is "no." But, if I am planning to do a SF with AVs I will typically try to have a Brute and/or MM around.

That sounds like a PB to me.


Arrogance

I have weird internal rules when I lead a team about who it is that we should wait for, and who we shouldn't.

In fact, they actually vary quite a bit. I don't always expect a team to wait for me, even if it is my mish... even if I am the leader, unless I am practically in the door to the mish and people start killing s***. That bugs me, I mean, 3 seconds woulda killed ya? If I see "On Mission Map" for location, I will wait for them to load, pretty much every time. If I see they are in a zone with a WW and are a zone away, I will generally not wait.

Then there is the situation of TFs. I almost ALWAYS feel we should wait for members in that situation. I just think that if you are doing a story that is based on a team and requires a team, then the whole team should be present (barring ppl saying not to wait or shopping, etc.).

Also, if someone develops a pattern of being slow to a mish, I will stop waiting for them. Basically, what I want is kinda the Golden Rule here. If I would expect the team to wait for ME in a situation, then I will probably wait for them.

And then there are "dead weight" players. Players that seem to do nothing except exist. They aren't actively stupid, they don't cause team wipes... they just stay a room behind at all times, or use a single power over and over (like spamming heal auras), or any number of other useless but still "existent" actions. I, as a rule, will not wait for these players ever. I mean, the only reason that they haven't been kicked is that they are padding spawn size. Though as soon as they are actively stupid, or start expecting me to wait for their uselessness... they are gone.