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I agree sometimes the changes they make seem to have no real effect on farming, and sometimes they are massive. I am still shocked they installed a no xp button has any other game ever done that?

Would be interesting that on the backend they have it so drops are based on the number of players on maps, and not the number of mobs or something to that effect.

so sure you can see if your scrapper can take on a mission set for 8, but you still only get the drops as if set for 1

I don't think they are really doing this, but wouldn't surprise me, and short of top doc I doubt anyone has the statical wherewithal to see it happen.

Ohh there will be meaning, it means that those that have ******* and moaned for years finally get the same badge rewards that we got years ago by working with the tools we had.

yay everyone wins!

I said self imposed, you even quoted it ... we all follow the developer imposed rules. if not play exactly to their desire.


you are calling me un-ethical? for how I choose to play a game? Seriously? Are you invoking Godwin's law next?

Ohh also
two words: day jobs If you or anyone has ever "parked a toon at the tailors" (or any day job spot that wasn't where you just happened to be when you ended a play session) that is no different that afk farming the heal badge.

I am a special and unique flower, there is not another one like me, just like everyone else. so are we all irregular or all normal?

I hope the 75% cuts to some of the epic badges makes them more to your liking.

just the opposite, now everyone is a badge collector; an epic one at that !

First I am not complaining about the unspecified upcoming changes to badge requirements. I might not find them warranted or necessary; but no I am not complaining.

One could easily come to the conclusion that all time spent on this game is wasted, so I am not sure how I chose to waste it is any better or worse than how anyone else chooses to waste their time. As far as effort goes, I submit that as much effort goes in to studying the game mechanics and how to maximize returns on time wasted as there is put into other aspects of game play.

I disagree I didn't feel I was dooming anything; just speculating which is no different that what anyone else is doing at this point.


I want the badges, sooner is better than later. I don't see why that point of view is wrong; can you please tell me how I am playing the game incorrectly? I play; I have fun, thought that was the point. I choose not to limit myself with self imposed rules and regulations to achieve these goals, nor do I role play or anything else that I feel might limit my efficiency. I don't slight you for doing this, I just ask the same.

Also I don't feel I am an irregular user.

I see your point, and to some extent even agree, as I stated above I no longer have an issue with them trivializing badges and by extension badge hunting. However based on recent statements and actions I do disagree that the changes made will be anything other than trivializing them. There are very few badges that require skill or effort to get, most are just a timesink. Which the game then becomes one of efficient use of time. Having sunk the time already I am not offended or effected by the pending nerfs.

If anything I would look forward to see what time difference is made over all; it took me 33 months of fairly regular game play to get the epic badges, wonder how much faster it will be doable after what ever changes take effect.

I can see it now, all badges lowered to 1 "thing" needed. Just like MA so now we are all gold medal winners for just showing up. I still hold that some badges, hell most badges should be hard to get, and a few insanely hard to get (or unreasonable as you put it). but I know that isn't popular thought.

as far as NEEDING the accolade bonuses for end game stuff, pshaw I say most of my toons don't have them and play just fine w/o the extra 10 points of endurance.

Off to investigate proper air humping techniques, styles, and procedures. Thank goodness I live in a town that brings out only the best in air humping. http://tinyurl.com/r7o2ng

I am all up for doing it again, and I got a couple ideas that may shave another 30 seconds off. I feel so useless w/o assemble the team.

I admit that I haven't been keeping a very close eye on CO, I tohught it was a PC based game, not an Xbox game, how odd.

I couldn't imagine playing a MMO with an xbox controller. all the typing and all...

I am a crafter, I put all my salvage in the base and every few days I craft ~200 IOs and then it is just a matter of shuffling them 10 at time from the base portal to WW in talos I clear ~5 mil a day on average putting up 20-30 a day with a individual profit of ~300K craft for ~200K sell for 550K+

we've all lit cigars with 100 dollar bills before, it just that repeated a lot, and with a small Chinese man to boot!

I too have a solo base now, and I went with all 11 TP pads, I couldn't stand having to pause, go into edit mode,delete a beacon, add a beacon, exit edit mode and then port. all on the name of saving time to get to a specific zone. I do wish you could fit all 11 pads in one room, I have 8 in the big one and that room is 70% empty now. Also it would be nice if the Ouro pillar could be placed in the tport room instead of being stuck off in a control room.

I look for to i16 for the same reason.


zombies? what are you farming ?