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I'd bet that the in game GMs are like the last people to know about this stuff. I'd PM Zwill. He'll have to confer with Ghost Falcon and Television (or some other programmer) how this stuff got implemented.

Possible too that it's "things are a bit delayed with the database crunching on converting old accounts to premium." Personally I think its a wonder anything is working at all, this was a huge rollout in terms of new technology.

I think the most likely answer though is "all vips got 400 extra points to cover their next billing already" which would explain the extra 400 points we all saw.

Srsly? At least, it's been all over their press releases, MMs and Controllers will be pay-for content for Premium. How did you not know it was available?

Anyway, it's Content -> Archetypes. And I didn't know either until I clicked on a few things in the store just now. This stuff isn't hard.

Welcome back!

Holy cats! Zero to thirty five in 8 weeks? What are they feeding the noobies these days?!

I got nothing, but if you want cash, look into Tips missions. A few of those and you should be able to claim a reward that sells for around 100 mil at the Auction house. It's a nice way to get a little cash when you are first starting out.

Or by "pretty broke" did you mean "can't purple-out our toons yet?"

I just wanted to add that I also was confused by this when it was first announced. Incarnates were announced with Going Rogue and there was supposed to be a preview included in GR (which was later nixed). After a bit more explanation by Paragon Studios and folks here, I totally agree that Incarnates was not a part of GR.

Still I see how someone could have that impression (because I had that impression myself) and I think the devs could have done a bit better job communicating it to the players.

So, no worries, but yeah I think we've pretty much decided that the devs didn't communicate well but also that they were right, Incarnates and GR were always two different things.

I'd recommend "Merriam-Webster."

Just PVP. Anything will root you there. Making an attack. Getting hit with an attack. So fun.

Wouldn't want to have a war and no one show up, now would we?

I posted this over on the other thread first, and then came back here and read your post. I couldn't agree more, obviously.


These are good ideas, esp. the Def Resistance. I personally would like to see powers in FF that no one takes addressed also. In particular, Detention Field and Repulsion Field.

Detention Field: While being "out of phase" is a cool concept, in practice players (esp. teammates) seem to hate it. Change this to a 4.7 Mag Hold, straight up. No other changes needed.

Repulsion Field: This one is harder, because I don't just want to make it like every other power out there, but I think a slow movement, slow recharge, and a small -def debuff PBAoE Toggle would be a thematic changes. Instead of being thrown about, targets are hindered by the lines of force you produce! The -End per enemy hit will have to go away, but the base endurance cost could be increased.


I'd also like to see FF get "the stalker treatment." Add a small, unmodifiable, and unresistible debuff to some of the powers. This is a different idea than the debuffs you mention, so I think it would have to be one or the other.

Detention Field: -5% Recharge, unresistible (and doesn't depend on the Mag hitting).
Repulsion Field: -5% Defense, unresistable
Repulsion Bomb: -10% Resistance, unresistable
Force Bubble: -5% Damage, unresistable

Or there abouts, not sure if the numbers make sense.

These are good ideas, esp. the Def Resistance. I personally would like to see powers in FF that no one takes addressed also. In particular, Detention Field and Repulsion Field.

Detention Field: While being "out of phase" is a cool concept, in practice players (esp. teammates) seem to hate it. Change this to a 4.7 Mag Hold, straight up. No other changes needed.

Repulsion Field: This one is harder, because I don't just want to make it like every other power out there, but I think a slow movement, slow recharge, and a small -def debuff PBAoE Toggle would be a thematic changes. Instead of being thrown about, targets are hindered by the lines of force you produce! The -End per enemy hit will have to go away, but the base endurance cost could be increased.


I'd also like to see FF get "the stalker treatment." Add a small, unmodifiable, and unresistible debuff to some of the powers. This is a different idea than the debuffs you mention, so I think it would have to be one or the other.

Detention Field: -5% Recharge, unresistible (and doesn't depend on the Mag hitting).
Repulsion Field: -5% Defense, unresistable
Repulsion Bomb: -10% Resistance, unresistable
Force Bubble: -5% Damage, unresistable

Or there abouts, not sure if the numbers make sense.

Who cares? I have way more toons in the the level 1-45 range than I do at 50. I'm happily playing the new First Ward arcs and the new Signature Stories, which are (gasp!) level 20-30 content! Oh noes!

And I'm having fun.

So I don't play WoW, and I can't say whether their design is "better" or not. I'll just say that I'm satisfied with the content that is being presented for me. If you friend doesn't like it... *shrug*, I don't think all games must appeal to all people. That's just the way it goes. Some like chess, some like checkers.

The "throttle time" on MARTy is something like 10 minutes maximum, and at lot less for most cases. So if you just horse around, use auction house, etc. for 10 minutes you should be good, no matter what message you got on logging in.

I'm guessing that 20-30 is a sweet spot for pay for content. That is, not everyone has a level 50, but most everyone, and probably most new players, are going to be able to level a toon to 20 and will be looking for more content.

High quality content for new comers, new stuff for old timers who have done it all already. That's what I'm thinking.

Ask in the PVP forums about that (I don't know). PVP took a big hit around issue 13 but I understand PVP on Freedom is still going.


Just to be pendantic, we team, we don't form groups, unless you're larping with the Luddites in Cap.

Crazy powers = incarnate powers. You have to do trials and grind a little bit to get those. Stamina, Health, Swift and Hurdle are now inherent powers, everyone gets them.

These. Start a new toon, the new stuff is too darn fun.

That'll let you learn what is going on now. For a rundown of changes, see the wiki link.

But why should that affect anyone else?

Why should the difficulty of the game be reduced just to accommodate people with disabilities? Why should everyone else have to play at some reduced level? That's point of having a disability, you can't do something most other people can.



This is not true. A mission that can't be soled, easily, is a mission that can't be easily soloed. It's designed that way.

Perhaps when all the arcs will be available... I agree it's not worth $5 on its own. However, when later arcs come out, will the first ones still be available to premiums? Like, if a Premium players waits until 1.7, can he or she then run all arcs 1.1 through 1.7 in one month on one $5? The difference being of course that VIPs get to run them as soon as they come out.

Just thinking out loud here, not sure how the pay per arc will work.