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I'm not trying to start anything here but they probably won't apologize until they know what went wrong and if they can entirely fix it.

Just saying sorry now does nothing but raise the ire of people who just want their stuff back.

But, that's how I see it............

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Apologize for what?

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Thanx Lighthouse- I have to do some research to find out what I lost.....

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Eh, my junk wasn't selling anyway- you can keep it........

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Very nice!! Love the poses, very romantic, but not all "gushy" and crap......

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::hissing voice over::
"We have broken him my lord!!!!"

::Mr. Burns voice over::
"Excellent. Release the hounds for the last remaining few."

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How could this game be better?

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I don't have a problem with Hami being more powerful than players. I have a problem with minions, LTs and bosses being more powerful than most players, with similar powers that are many times stronger than ours, with absolutely none of the limitations or restrictions that we players have. It's hard to feel super when the baddies are always more powerful than you are, can do things you can't do, can use your own powers better than you can, and can consistently smack you around with abilities you can't mitigate.

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The big problem w/ computer games in general, IHMO, is the limited ability of game AIs. To be a challenge to a human players foes need to be more power then the players. Or they need to cheat in some way.

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What minions do you have a problem with? Seriously- I know very few Lt's that give me a problem, and a few bosses, but nothing I can't out and out beat in the end. I know the standard it 3 white minions to one hero but really- I can take about 3 red minions at one time (dependant on type) a few red LT's and probably one for one on a red/purple boss. This game has a great "Super feel" to it- yeah, I know we used to be alot ALOT more powerful, and I am lucky I never had a character high enough to get hit hard by ED- but now jeepers running on Unyeilding (solo) with my blaster and there is nothin' she hasn't been able to beat.

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Yes, but how much time do you spend between spawns licking your wounds (unless of course you took aid self)? You might be able to kill them quickly, but at the same time they're gonna take a nice chunk outta you that you have no way of mitigating other than inspirations or time.

And what about a defender, who does only 75% of the damage you do? I have an empathy/sonic defender that even with 3 SO slotted attacks has trouble killing +1 mobs in a timely fashion. Seriously, it can take upwards of 8-10 attacks to kill a +1 LT. Buffs and debuffs can help, but you certainly don't feel heroic, you feel like you're struggling laboriously to slave thru it.

With all the recharge time nerfs it makes it difficult for most defenders and some trollers to solo, as their really good powers can't be used for every mob. It's a whole lotta frustration for very little XP.

And let's not forget the villain side. Stalkers have a hard time soloing as they don't have a lot of HPs and don't do a lot of damage other than the assassin's strike. A lot of dominators have trouble soloing too, especially at lower levels. MMs are kinda in the middle -- they do ok as long as the baddies aren't too high or plentiful.

And like I said, getting thru it is only half the battle. If it's so hard and slow it feels like work, then it's hardly worth it.

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Honestly, I don't spend that much time licking my wounds- I don't have a problem taking some damage, I don't know how a defender is gonna do against what I go against because I don't know how a defender plays (yet).

What powers have had their recharge time nerfed? Are you talking about "perma-hasten"? Never had so I never needed it so I don't miss it.

And as for Stalkers? Sorry, my lvl 37 has absolutely NO problem what so ever burning through missions- with or with out needing AS up at every mob.

Sorry this game is so tough for you, and so unliked- why do you play if it bothers you so much?

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I don't have a problem with Hami being more powerful than players. I have a problem with minions, LTs and bosses being more powerful than most players, with similar powers that are many times stronger than ours, with absolutely none of the limitations or restrictions that we players have. It's hard to feel super when the baddies are always more powerful than you are, can do things you can't do, can use your own powers better than you can, and can consistently smack you around with abilities you can't mitigate.

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The big problem w/ computer games in general, IHMO, is the limited ability of game AIs. To be a challenge to a human players foes need to be more power then the players. Or they need to cheat in some way.

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What minions do you have a problem with? Seriously- I know very few Lt's that give me a problem, and a few bosses, but nothing I can't out and out beat in the end. I know the standard it 3 white minions to one hero but really- I can take about 3 red minions at one time (dependant on type) a few red LT's and probably one for one on a red/purple boss. This game has a great "Super feel" to it- yeah, I know we used to be alot ALOT more powerful, and I am lucky I never had a character high enough to get hit hard by ED- but now jeepers running on Unyeilding (solo) with my blaster and there is nothin' she hasn't been able to beat.

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Hey!! Happy Birthday!!

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I want a (0 debt) pvp zone when the devs are ALLOWED to throw whatever they want at the players.

THAT would be some fun pve/pvp

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While it would need to be extremely rare, lemme tell you a couple of tales about a couple of other MMO's.

1. Jumpgate. For all it's other faults, it had a dev / player rapport on a par with what we have here. It was also a LOT smaller: only one "shard", and not a ton of players. That said, the gm/dev crew would occasionally spawn gm/dev controlled mobs and get into a major scrap with the players - exactly the "us vs them" that TacRedLine is suggesting. And lemme tell you, it was a blast.

2. Ryzom. Slightly less of the all out warfare, but that game had fairly regular gm/dev controlled events. Usually a bit more storyish, but still very popular.

Bottom line. We've got a number of shards, so it becomes a <bleep> of a nightmare for many reasons, but just once in a while doing something like this REALLY helps to cement a good solid gm/dev to player relationship.

When Ghost Widow showed at the winter party on Virtue, it was a major event, especially the bidding for a slot on a team with her. I couldn't afford it, but it must have been a blast for the folks that got to go along.

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Wait, you had to bid to get on a team with GW? Like real money or just infamy?

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Yay Crickette!!

Hugs and kisses to you!!

We miss you and hope you get a chance to get some game time in!!

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D'oh...................

I missed it.



Oh well, If I was there I would have to throw out a hearty thanx!! It sounds like alot of people had alot of fun. Hopefully with I9 "in the can" the Dev's were able to blow off some steam and have some fun as well.

Thanx alot for events like this and for future events!!

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A villain group returns with a dramatic change that will shake the very foundation of Paragon City and the Rogue Isles.

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Issue 10: The [censored] Horse is Finally [censored] Dead

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA...........................

Like this forum would ever let THAT dead horse rest in peace.
Never!!! NEVER!!

Issue 10: The Dead Horse Rises & NAAAAAYYYYYYYSSSSSS for THEE!!!- For whom the hooves clop?! THEY CLOP FOR THEE!!!


Anyway, gratz on the 3 years!!!

Yay!!!!

Eh...yeah.

..........eet burnz......

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She has 160 GB + 512MB that is more than enough to run Vista and/or any game out there-

It sounds like something is running in the background on top of CoV-

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Here's what I had from back when, but I don't know where the original post about it is:

Levels 10-25: Fairy Wings, Insect Wings
Levels 26-40: Burned Wings, Draconic Wings
Levels 41-50: Bat Wings, Bone Wings, Cherubic Wings, Tech Wings

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Man.......that .......blows........

I've gotten 2 costume drops from scanner missions- nothing really good from street sweeping, so my hopes of getting lucky in Bloody Bay or Sirens Calll doesn't hold up hope....grrrrrrrrrr

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Unfortunately I haven't been able to confirm or refute those level ranges. They could be outdated.

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They are, if it was like that. Not sure myself. As far as I know, only the IO recipes drop according to your level. However, the costume piece recipes are in Pool A, the general drop pool containing all the IO recipes. Meaning they can drop from anything you defeat, except GMs of course.

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Okay.....a little relieved....................need insect wings on my insect controller- and I plan on farming a lvl 50 black swan mission until I get them....I know I know- BAD work_ethic Naughty!!!

But I really really really really reaaly reaaly really wnat the insect wings.......

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One more thing...

Altho I have turned all my settings except "character detail" way, WAY down, I am having extreme load-times when entering and exiting missions. This has always been a bit of a problem for me, but on a new machine I'm just expecting easier loading times, not ones twice as long.

I am experiencing load-times of 2.5 to 4 minutes - and I'm not kidding, I was sitting there actually timing it using a watch with a second-hand. Sometimes when I try to load in, it just flat-out kicks me offline.

This machine has 512 MB RAM, is using Vista basic "home" edition and has an Athlon 64 chip. I just do not understand this - it seems the more I tweak my system to help out the lag, the slower my load-times are. I can move around pretty well now - but you can forget getting into and out of missions.

I realize this is not an optimal rig to be running this game on, but sheesh. This is ridiculous.

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I'm know this isn't what you want to hear- but get a shivan......no- wait- sorry- that's for the LRSF- what you really need is more memory- which is something else you probably don't want to hear, sorry.

512 is "barely" enough to handle the graphics beast that is CoV, I know it says 512 on the CoV box but really it's been said before how they can say that with a straight face is shameful.

Sorry.

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Apparently the tech wings don't even start dropping until the 40s.

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There ain't no way this is true.

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Here's what I had from back when, but I don't know where the original post about it is:

Levels 10-25: Fairy Wings, Insect Wings
Levels 26-40: Burned Wings, Draconic Wings
Levels 41-50: Bat Wings, Bone Wings, Cherubic Wings, Tech Wings

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Man.......that .......blows........

I've gotten 2 costume drops from scanner missions- nothing really good from street sweeping, so my hopes of getting lucky in Bloody Bay or Sirens Calll doesn't hold up hope....grrrrrrrrrr

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Should I assume that you're going to read the answer when you didn't read any of the above answers? Yes. The question is answered in the main body of the top posting, and at least once underneath it. Yes, you get salvage at the mob's level when exemplared down.

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Stick up your a$$ attitude aside- Thanx for the answer!! Good guide btw-

Gotta pretty much echo alot of people here- this is my first "official" MMO and I can't fathom trying other ones. I might but I just signed up for another year here so yeah, not going any where soon.

I also like the ambushes- nothing like getting a mission then all of a sudden villians appearing out of nowhere conning to your lvl trying to take you out.

And to disagree with Arcana- FUN should always be top priority.....Who wants mathimatically sane stuff anyway when you can just blaster it all!!!

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So....can you get Teir 1 salvage by hopping around and "arresting" the oppressed Bloody Bay?

I'm a lvl 50 Blaster........in game......btw.

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Yes, I am quoting myself- anyone know the answer to the quoted question?

Thanx.

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So....can you get Teir 1 salvage by hopping around and "arresting" the oppressed Bloody Bay?

I'm a lvl 50 Blaster........in game......btw.

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Nice!!!