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It works even better if you set up coalitions with larger SGs who have all the teleporters.

You use base to keep all your stuff safe and their base for the transportation hub!

Head on over to the Base Construction forum, OP, for inspiration, tips & pointers, and potential coalition members to help you out during your growing phase!

I don't recall any "official" announcement, as Cende says here.

I *do* recall a thread or two discussing it here in Base Construction, based on info from the Closed Beta testers. I'm sure it was overshadowed by all the other discussions regarding the change from Base Salvage to Invention Salvage for crafting teleporters, etc.

If your character needs Purples - you aren't a Casual Player.

Yes, costume pieces were very pricy at the beginning - and the Devs increased drops of those recipes to lessen those proces, to good effect.


We need Smurphy in here, stat, to explain how price caps DO NOT WORK. But the short answer is that if you place a cap in the official mechanism, then a true Black Market springs up, as players circumvent the system to buy & sell outside it. Can't get it at the market? Buy it off the street.

More low level content wold be fantastic. They have added low level content rather recently, by revamping the Hollows and Faultline (frequently overlooked in these types of threads) - but more is always good when you are talking about content.

I don't want to get into the debate about the pre-Stamina level (I enjoy them personally). SO's are less important because by then I am starting my IOs. RWZ content actually kinda bores me, so I don't share you love of getting a character to level 35.

I think our Devs have a clear view of the MMO that includes "some" farming and PL'ing behaviors - because there are some players whose enjoyment of the game is just that aspect. Why drive away those paying customers? We had people farming in I2 just because that's what they enjoy - setting a map and zerging thru it again & again.

Our Devs are trying to balance between extremes. Some may see that as wishy-washy. I see it as practical. YMMV.

Even if the level restriction goes away - it stilll wouldn't be exactly "convenient" to have to run to the Shard during a TF, so the recommendation to check your flight pack levels before starting the TF still stands.

What do you have against using the simple "." to end a sentence?

Now as to the idea tself, the one thing in the wall'o'text that sprang out to me is that you make the NPC contacts for them in Atlas Park (same place as the current SG contacts, good so far, though there is also one in Galaxy City you are ignoring).

But the Villainside NPC contact for your idea is in Grandville? Why? Currently the NPC for SGs redside is located in Port Oakes - easily accesible to a level 10 villain (which is the level you state would be needed to set your idea up). Grandville is much harder to reach and also does not currently have any SG contacts, so why the change?

LOL - Especially the ones like this one with a "solution" looking for a "problem".

We discussed this in excrutiating detail last time, Samson. You acknowledged that in your opening line. Give it a rest, please.

Teams form & teams break up. It happens.

The prereqs are also a good place to park an IO proc as well. Speaking as a Blaster, Hover or Combat Jumping is a GREAT place for one of the nifty KB protection procs.

I am going to agree with someone else upthread (sorry, can't recall who) who said that the travel powers are so iconic in the game (or words to that effect). To me, superheroes FLY or SUPERLEAP (they use the other two travel powers as well, but my characters don't). I always have my travel power by level 20, but I might not have it at level 14.

QFT.

Posting a message of condolence is pretty much the same as sending a card or stopping at the viewing at the funeral home. It's a sign of respect and of empathy for those who did know the person now gone. It's part of being in a community.

Not a Freedom player, so I likely never encountered him, but I also offer sympathies to family & friends.

Both the discipline of showing up for class, even when you don't "have to", and the wisdom of scheduling your classes to take advantage of your strengths will be key to success in higher education. As an "Owl", I can tell you that 8 a.m. classes are sheer torture, especially when it's something you are only taking because it's required rather than something you would have freely chosen.

Also good advice. And listening to the grapevine to find which profs fit your style is a good strategy.

Another thing about selecting professors - look for those who are still learning. That sounds funny, right? I mean, they are the teachers, shouldn't they already know it all? Wrong! In a changing world, their knowledge can become outdated and the good ones know this and are constantly looking for those changes to pass them on to their students. Fossilized professors are no good to you, no matter how much book knowledge they have from the past.

Also - learn quickly which profs want true open discussion in class and which ones don't. Avoid those who don't when you can, but if you have to take them (and you will have to take them eventually from time to time) - keep your head down if that's what gets you thru it (I know, that's counter to the uplifting advice you have been getting, but it's good survival strategy). Pick your battles.


AC, your past debating style on the forums will help you a lot in some classes and with some professors. You gather data and plan out supporting arguments - use that on tests, especially if you get some essay tests (which may or may not be common in first year basic classes, but will likely be less common in engineering classes).

I really wish you good luck. Come back on the next activation weekend and let us know how it's going!


And now a slight threadjack:

PK - this explains so much!