Abigail Frost

Well done!
Congratulations!

I have a sneaking suspicion that the Devs have deliberately set all the new powers in I7, including the PPPs to "Craptacular" just so they can ease up to balanced rather than having to nerf anything to balance it like it should be. I remember the first test build of Trick Arrow and how incredibly powerful it could be. That version never made it off of test and now we have a set that was reduced too much in a reflex action by the Devs. (I know TA is getting love this issue, but its not getting enough IMO)

Be patient. Maybe the Devs are actually on to something here and have learned from previous errors.

I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt at this point.

Beef Cake, I'm replying to you but I'm not aiming at you...

I seem to recall that the complaint was that the badge was unavailable to anyone with a pre I-2 toon. You begged for a way to get the badge.

Positron said that IF they did it, it would be INSANELY hard to get.

The playerbase said "We don't care, just give us some way to get it".

Well, you got it.

Please quit complaining about getting exactly what you asked for.

I personally think the chosen implementation is hilarious.

And since I didn't get Isolator on Abigail, Ice/Storm 'troller looking for Isolator team...

Edited for atrocious spelling.

/em snicker

Well, the heroes wanted Isolator and now they have a shot at isolator. Not an easy one mind you, but a shot.

You all got exactly what you asked for. A shot.

And for the record, Abigail does not have isolator either. I never expected her to level past 10, let alone become my main so I never bothered to get it in outbreak.

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I hope Castle takes this into account and boosts the effectiveness of Hurricane to offset the nerf of to hit debuff enhancements...If Storms can't get in the thick of things, we are useless.

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The reduction in Tohit Debuff enhancements was not supposed to happen until I7 when the new formula for determining probability to hit is released. The old enhancement schedule made tohit debuffs ungodly with the new formula so they had to be toned down. The tohit debuff enhancers accidentally got changed too early.

In other words, the debuff effectiveness gets a buff in I7.

A substantial buff based on the numbers _Castle_ released earlier.

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I checked in a few Hurricane changes today that QA is going to look at. In Theory, these changes should mean that for PvE, Hurricane acts Exactly as it did before the previous change, while in PvP, it should act exactly as it does currently. Hopefully this change will get a green light from QA -- I've spent quite a bit of time on it over the last few days.

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Thank you very much Castle, for your effort in trying to keep PvP balance issues from harming the PvE game. It means a lot.

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Quoted for absolute truth.

There are a very large number of us who do not care for PvP in CoX for a variety of reasons. I am one of them. The only reason I enter a PvP zone is to get the badges associated with that zone. I bought this game back during I3 specifically because it was advertised as no PvP. When I4 came out I was very concerned that PvP was going to dramatically affect the PvE game and so far I have been proven correct.

Thank you _Castle_ for being sensitive to the concerns of all the player base on this issue and for all the effort you have put into addressing those concerns.

I personally like the Dominator selections for Ghost Widow... +end is always welcome, armor, and an honest-to-goodness ranged AoE. The Fortunata is icing...

Anastasia is very happy...

Against my better judgment I am going to wade in here with an observation.

City of Heroes was the first MMO produced by Cryptic Studios. By their own admission the designers did not have a lot of experience in designing MMO type games. They failed to anticipate some of the things the players did with their game. These failures have created some issues that had to be addressed. The developers have addressed them and have learned from their mistakes. I am inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt and wait for I7 to hit test to answer my questions.

Continually poking each other with sharp sticks may be entertaining, but ultimately the only benefit to arguing this whole point is to increase post counts.

My 2 inf, as you were people.

::Jumps on bandwagon::

1: AC/DC, T.N.T.

2: Quiet Riot, Bang Your Head

3: Ozzy Osbourne, Flying High Again

4: Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody

5: Styx, Mr. Roboto

6: Metallica, Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

7: Evanescense, Haunted

8: Black Sabbath, Iron Man

9: Chiasm, Isolated

10: Golden Earring, Twilight Zone

Ok.. here's a hard question.. how many 4 sided have you steped on in your life?

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Or for that matter, had slipped into your chair?

Welcome!

>>Cues Ozzy's Crazy Train<<

It's gonna be a wild ride from here on out...

Fortune favors the brave... and the twisted.

You've got it covered from both angles.

Seriously, thank you for some fantastic writings and I wish you nothing but the greatest success wherever you are going next.

Godspeed