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Originally Posted by Noght

Farm regular content, running 0/8 is exceedingly profitable that's not-exploitable.

Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint

why would they change perception to work like that? it doesn't make any sense. and what do you do about the powers that don't get any +perception? tell them to bad?

Originally Posted by Ironblade

Not that I'm aware of. I've been doing exactly that for five years across multiple systems.

Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint

perception has nothing to do with being able to see buffs/debuffs. all it does is let you see foes from farther away and stealthy foes easier.

Originally Posted by oxmyx

and what about the whip? Might this lead to sadomasochistic behavior among the world's youth much like the indiana jones movies did in the 80's?

Originally Posted by TargetOne

Agreed x1000! Devs, please, if you're listening, more non-magic stuff! (I'm hoping the devs have gotten "the magic itch" out of their systems now once i17 is finished.)

Originally Posted by stever

Or because you have to stop what you are doing, read it and answer yes or no?
Yes, That can get old.
Just warn people you don't want Mystic Fortunes.
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Originally Posted by Quantum Phantom

Oh, I hadn't realized there were 2 other new power sets. That's good then. I still don't like the demon summoning stuff though. As one poster mentioned, the whole demon thing is over done. And, while I acknowledge there are SOME magic based comic books, I'll make my point again that the ratio is very low. I know most of us can name a dozen comic book heroes off the tops of our heads, with maybe 2 of them being magic based.

I'll learn to cope. But if one more person tries to read my tarot cards in game again, I'm gonna scream. :P

Originally Posted by OmnipotentMerlin

7. I can only see the minions and the LTs. every time the take a pan around the pets all I can see is 3 minions and 2 pets that look exactly the same so i am guessing there LTs.

Originally Posted by Negate

*Cough* >_>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1l0-2qqElY

Originally Posted by Steampunkette

Quick Question to the OP:

Do you intend to use Heterochromial Glasses (left lens and right lens different colors) Polarized Lenses (alter the focus of the left and right eye by up to 90 degrees to show depth) or LCD Lens glasses (shutter technology) for your 3D experience?

-Rachel-

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

I don't normally do this, but even though it doesn't detract from my gaming experience, I'm still going to argue against the inclusion of stereoscopic 3D in City of Heroes.

As far as I'm concerned, coloured paper glasses 3D needs to die in a fire. It's a dead-end technology that, despite its recent and inexplicable popularity, is an utter dead end. Fake hologram perspective does more to hurt your eyes than it does to improve the experience. It relies on light-filtering glasses, which dull and dim the image, it causes confusion and detracts from the actual contents of what you're seeing and even when it works perfectly, your brain simply tunes it out almost on the spot.

I've avoided watching movies in 3D before, but I couldn't avoid watching Avatar in 3D because that's the only ******* version of the movie they show in cinemas. After giving myself a headache, a bad case of crosseye and missing practically half of what happened in that movie, I'm determined to never see anything in 3D ever again. The faster this gimmick dies, the faster something actually decent can be invented, or at the very worst, we can watch movies and play games the old-fashioned way without gimmicks interfering with the experience.

Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper

For the old Red/Cyan paper glasses thing, it's done by simply rendering the scene twice, put through two different filters with elements offset. To make the entire scene just exist above the computer screen, you offset the entire scene by some amount. To make things closer to the camera appear further from the screen, you would have to analyze their distance from the camera and offset those things a different amount than things further away. Either way, it's client-side only.

I don't know specifically how other 3D effects are achieved.

But no matter what, it seems like a silly idea.

Originally Posted by Slope

If you're looking for new mission types, check out my Epic Street Battles thread. We could always make it 35+

Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper

Um... you've been able to do so ever since the introduction of the system. So long as you're within the level range of the zone, you can continually do radio/paper missions followed by safeguard/mayhem missions. And both Peregrine Island and Grandville allow you to continue the same thing even at level 50.

Originally Posted by je_saist

I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one with thoughts along the line of what is he smoking, and is it legal anywhere outside of Holland?

Sorry, but 32 is where the game takes off. That's when you have all of your primary powers and you're ready to start going after the big game such as the guys who are trying to take over the world... or in some cases, the guys who ALREADY took over the world.

I'm sorry, but if you don't like the content past 32? This probably isn't the game for you. Please leave and stop trying to introduce bad ideas into this game.

Whether or not you like it, one of the huge draws for City of Heroes is that the game doesn't automatically change when players get to a certain level. You don't spend 50 levels doing one thing... hit the cap, and then suddenly do something else. Okay, fine, if you want to cite WoW as an example of a game where players level grind for however many levels, then go off and do something completely different... fine. Just remember that even Blizzard / Activision admits that the majority of created characters never get past level 10. In a game like WoW, most of the player-base winds up simply focusing on a single character, with a single play experience, because that single experience is all they can manage in order to experience the games content.

That setup is a far cry from the City of Heroes setup where players are encouraged to have lots of different avatars, and experience lots of different playstyles. For games like City of Heroes that encourage players to do more than play the same character, most of them crash and burn when they try to change what players do. Case in point: Tabula Rasa. 50 levels of team-based PvE followed by a sudden turn into class-based PvP = a good game that wrecked NCSoft's financial reports.

The very big problem with your claims, from a numerical standpoint of the City of Heroes playerbase, a large percentage do have level 50's:



So this line? From what we know on empirical evidence? Is full of more cow manure than Obama and Al Gore.

Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn

First off, you have the wrong definition of what the Suggestions forum is about. It isn't about Brainstorming, though it can be. It's about seeing whether suggestions are any good or not. If they can't stand a little criticism, then they tend to be bad ideas.

There is one timed mission that only gives you 5 minutes to do it. It's actually designed so that you fail it (of course, this is in the 32+ game, so maybe you've missed it). Most people think that it's annoying, not great. Mostly because the time limit is too short that it becomes stressful to try to succeed (which you actually can't do, if you read the mission text), and people play a game to avoid stress, usually.

Now, certainly the timed missions give you a lot of time to complete them. However, that is for good reason: you don't know what anyone else is doing behind the screen that might also take them some time. Also, you don't know how good their load times are. My old computer was very bad at loading, and took forever. If you gave me a 5-minute timed mission, I'd just skip it on that computer, since I know that I would likely get in the mission with a minute left, leaving me no time to actually do anything. Also, what if I need to do laundry, or cook dinner, or someone comes to the door and it takes a while? Then having some extra time can be a good thing.

They tend to be timed so that you can't farm them, at least in the upper levels, too.


Word Puzzle missions are kinda cool, until one person does them, and posts the results on the forums. Then everybody can find out the answer without undergoing the steps that you might set out for them. Then what? They become boring just like everything else. I've pretty much memorized the answer for access to the Midnighter's Club. I don't really need to do any missions to get the password, just to be allowed a chance to say it.


Now, scavenger hunt missions might be okay. But here's the catch there: if you get one of those, and it takes you a decent time to find something, then you are progressing slower, and it becomes even more of a 'grind' to get to the next level. So what do you do there?

Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint

i know 3d seems to be the "new thing" with movies, but it gets old really fast. it would probably cause more problems if it is what i am thinking you mean.

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

Could've 6-slotted some. Not many - thus the change to giving more slots instead of powers. Which not only directly makes you more powerful, but also affects how you can look at inventions and the bonuses they give, which can radically alter your character.

More challenging enemies by then? Really? I can't think of any that really remind me of the Knives, or Carnies, or Malta. Yes, you've seen quite a bit of Longbow, Arachnos and the Council, and the COT really kind of peter out (though they do start introducing the succubus,) but "More challenging?" The rogue Vanguard were a rude surprise to many "I'm invincible!" melee folks when they came out and require a change in attitude and technique, for example, where my control-based characters (who have a heck of a time with Cimerorans and the later Arachnos mez protection) went through them with not a care in the world.

I have to ask - how many characters have you gotten through this "grind" on each side? Because it doesn't sound like you've been paying attention to everything else going on there. Now, yes, the "type" of missions aren't widely varied - though you can boil down missions as far as you want. Heck, I could say there are only two types of missions in the game, "Offense" and "Defense," if I wanted to.

Originally Posted by PennyPA

Just tossing my 2 inf in.

First, although missions are relatively the same, the mobs, many times, are not. Clockwork vs. Carnie; Tsoo vs. Malta; etc. I know redside seems to suffer LB/Arachnos quite a bit, but some of the mobs that show up are a little different (like CoT mages changing at different levels). So the missions may not be greatly different, but your strategy in completing will be.

Second, I would like to see some of the missions changed as mentioned in the OP. My problem is that what is left apart from what is already there?
There are some examples of being different like the RWZ mission where you click glowies and avoid attacking certain mobs.

But, add a puzzle and the solution will be posted within "minutes" to some internet site. Multi-click and people would complain they can't solo.

Maybe the changes could be the maps themselves. Like in Bank missions and smashing through the doors to get to objectives, more turrets (upgraded even to laser/missle), or something like the end of the AST and you have to break through a barrier with a temp power you find. Add some more alarms when you open a door.

Just tossing out some ideas.