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I'm really not at all sure I understand any part of this post at all. It kinda seems like a Proustian stream of consciousness thing (harking back to French Lit in college).

But I think the part I highlighted might be some sort of backwards Zen koan?

Well, that's not my perception of how useful S&I is at all. Several thngs brought up here and discussed - both pro and con - have been implemented in the game.

It looks like you are letting one or two bad experiences color your view of this forum a bit excessively.

There is also a good bit of comraderie on this forum, where we may argue with each other, but although snarky, rarely are we downright mean intentionally.

That being said, if the same suggestion has already been discussed in excrutiating detail and should have been found with a very simple search (merge the servers, vehicles, raise the level cap, etc.) some people react with snarky comments, some have cut'n'paste canned answers, some are impatient and frustrated that the same dead horse has been resurrected AGAIN. Those who have been in the NA S&I forum for years may at times find it hard to respond cheerfully to the bazillionth time an idea floats up.

I think both the EU and the NA forum posters are still adjusting to the merge. NA posters need to remember that EU posters may not have seen our point/counterpoint on some stock issues, but EU posters should remember that there may be many topics which are hot button issues tthat will attract vehement responses. Try to remember the response is to the idea, not to the poster personally.

Oh - and this forum is most certainly moderated....

But wouldn't you have to enter another password to "unlock"?

If so, how does that save any time from the current method?

I have lots of alts. Logging them into the game for Anniversary badges, for example, takes a bunch of time. But even so, this is something that I would put SO LOW on my list of things for the Devs to work on that it doesn't even appear on the list, sorry.

Using those same detective skills, I'm going to deduce that ReclusePhantom also is from the EU boards and was actually asking about the shenanigans. Sorry to poke you Kitsune Knight

I don't know all the details myself, ReclusesPhantom. I do know we don't talk about it - maybe because of the bad karma involved, maybe because we superstitiously fear talking about it will bring them back. I suggest you PM Forbin or Zekiran for details so they don't have to post them publically.

This is the single most important thing to remember while soloing. It's no shame to run away and recharge before going back to finish them off.

Learn what Inspirations are likely to be needed and keep themin your tray as much as possible, stopping as needed to combine others to make more.

Also from FourSpeed:

Yep - one of the biggest frustrations is soloing some ATs is that the early levels can be slow because doing damage comes slower. For a first time thru the game solo, you may want to look at some of the higher damage ATs like Scrappers or Brutes. Blasters can be a thrill a minute (my personal fave). Offending Defenders or Corrputers who can debuff enemies can also solo well.

I typically solo with the occasional team. I have characters of all ATs (except Warshades and VEATs), so it can be done.

Huzzah! A new D_R trailer soon to come! Can't wait!

The "sending things to FB & Twitter" was what I kinda got from the link. But as a recent addict of FB who regularly does not "publish" milestones & accomplishments from any of the FB games, I certainly wouldn't use Raptr and would actually be rather annoyed at anyone who kept sending me messages about getting to level 19 in CoH.

So color me unimpressed with the desperate need for it to be added.

The Ley Tap.

Here's the Wiki link:

http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Ley_Tap

Absolutely you can do two missions at one time - especially if one of them is the hunt mission. For example, say you get "Hunt Circle of Thorns" (without any limiting area where they need to be. Then you get "Hunt Circle of Thorns" in Perez Park (after being sent to the Perez Park Security Chief). The 10 defeats in Perez Park count for both missions and you will get missions complete for both missions.

Or alternatively, you get the first "Hunt Vazhilok", which does not specify an area. At the same time, you take a scanner mission against Vazhilok. The first 10 defeats in that scanner mission will get the mission complete for the hunt mission.

This can make the Hunt missions just a tiny bit more palatable.

I'm kinda ambivalent about your suggestion to allow travel powers at 5 or 6, since we can easily get a Raptor Pack doing 3 scanners and a Safeguard, usually no later than level 6 anyway. So to me, you *are* getting a travel power at 5 or 6 if you want one.

As far as allowing travel powers from character creation (not your idea, but a next "logical" step) - absolutely not. Running everywhere teaches you aggro range of enemy spawns - a vital skill for a squishy characer and good to know info for all characters.

I think the part I highlighted captures what I was trying to say upthread. Irradiate becoming available at level 2 is just too soon for a soloing blaster who isn't going to blap. I would love to switch Irradiate and Electron Haze, so that the ranged cone effect comes in at level 2 (potentially) to aid in soloing a Rad Blaster.

And I probably won't be teaming with a tanker and a few defenders, so if I have an AoE at low levels, I prefer it to be something ranged. I can work around it, because I do know when to go into melee and when to just plain not use Irradiate, but newbie Blasters might not get that for at least a little bit of time - the learning curve for a Rad Blaster will be slightly different. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Given that Base Builders have been asking for some of those new objects like a stove and refrigerator and bed without restraints and actual TVs that aren't computer monitors - I wouldn't hold my breath on seeing those items added any time soon.

Heck, we used to have a very long list of items that already existed in-game but weren't available in the base editor that we can't get added, let alone making up new items!

Regarding the neighborhood aspect of your suggestion - does that mean only heroes under level 12 or so have homes in Kings Row and those over that level would need to move to a new neighborhood (Talos, then Founders Falls, then a glut of heroes moving into Peregrine Island) in order for them to have actual challenges defending their neighborhoods?

Player Housing would be nice, but I would really like to see some additional work done on Bases before adding another wrinkle into the system.

Wait - are you looking for a black superhero nose or a beak nose?

Not to be stereotypical, when I think black superhero, I don't think of a beak nose. To me, beak noses are more Mediterranean (i.e. "Roman").

I think you and Sam are looking for different things.

The only thing I want added to faces is the ability to change eye color. Body sliders for upper arms, etc., would be great as well.

The one thing I *really* miss about the old forums was that links showed up Bold Green. It's too hard to lose a link in the mass of text on this one.