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Some people are leaving now. Also, as mentioned, this forum may end before the game ends.

What does it matter in any case?

People can say goodbye when and how they choose. I don't see why their choices are a concern to others.

Dofus is an interesting game with unique game play for an MMO, approximated only by it's concurrently operated sequel. But, it has a few issues that prospective players should be aware of.

One of them you mentioned already, regarding it being a game difficult to solo. This is partly due to the more sophisticated and difficult battles of higher level, but also due to the drop system. The prospecting thresholds for rare items often preclude any chance to drop them solo.

Another problem with the game, in my view, is that it is as anti-Cottage Rule as a game can get.

There have been massive changes to game systems and total restructuring of the way some classes work many, many years after the game was released. Very few classes have escaped some revision, with some being changed extensively. Due to this, one is often forced to rebuild their characters and seek new equipment to function properly in a class which may have little resemblance to what it originally was. Couple this with the resources required to craft high level equipment at times being hard to drop, and it gets annoying.

The most obvious examples of these wild changes to the game are shown in the frequent revisions to the AP/MP drain/theft systems, and the huge revision to the way Sacriers worked.

For those not familiar with the game, your amount of AP determines what you can do on a turn... MP your range of movement. Sacriers do extra extra damage from being wounded, and have strong map manipulation skills. They also have some tanking ability, when backed up by healers or through self-healing with certain weapons.

For those wishing to check this game out, be aware that the only constant in Dofus is change... often inexplicable change, or subsequent changes made due to the developers failing to anticipate the ramifications of previous changes.

It's a fun game though, if you like tactics, and don't mind going with the flow whenever Ankama decides to spin their Wheel o' Development and apply whatever change it indicates.

Ahhh yes, another thing to mention. The game features PvP much more than this one, and doesn't change how the powers work in PvP vs. PvE. At times this causes powers to be changed to improve PvP at the expense of their use in PvE.

Also, access to some of the resources for crafting can only be accessed by those aligned, which makes them subject to PvP.

Further, PvP the last time I checked allowed the player to gain significant benefit from attacking other players due to in game reward that were not available to non-aligned characters at all, or required more effort to obtain than that of the PvP method.

I haven't been keeping track of the game though, and it is subject to sweeping changes in PvP systems as well, so this information may no longer be current.

Some final notes... The community for the game is in general much more immature than that in CoH. The developers focus more on the French community than English speaking communities. Though there are supposed to be servers where English is the official public channel language, this doesn't happen in practice, so language issues may cause difficulty in playing from time to time.

And another final note, hopefully the last I will think of... If you are only interested in games with polygonal graphics, there is no point in looking at Dofus. It is a flash MMORPG that appears sprite based with a French art style pretty close to anime. It will run on just about anything, but definitely lacks glitz, so it isn't for the looks focused player.

Your characterization of a rather obvious point... that a cooperative focus tends to breed cooperation and that a contentious focus tends to breed contention... as being a trashing of PvP, in combination with your rather extreme reaction, suggests your perspective is rather skewed.

The names of characters in a super hero game aren't special snowflake issues. They are in integral part of the character whole, just as they are an integral part of a comic book characters whole.

Batman wouldn't be who he was or gained his popularity if he had the same costume and was called instead Jumping Jerry Jackrabbit.

It's an easy way to alienate the community.

I, and I'm sure others, have no interest in having decent names potentially taken by some sort of arbitrary newly introduced policy that really won't save much money and will end out generating bad will.

If they come up with a way where names are no longer exclusive to the server but to the account, like CO, then server mergers wouldn't cause name problems and wouldn't upset as many community members.

I'm curious as to why you didn't use the EndMod for Performance Shifter in the second 15 slot instead of the EndMod/Accuracy.

Was it just a matter of convenience of having the IO or recipe for it already, and the difference would be minor so you just used what you had, or is there some benefit to the Accuracy portion I don't know about?

She/he is not a generally accepted term in writing. It is an example of butchering the English language to accommodate politically correct dross.

Also, the assumption, in English, of male gender in relation to a person when his or her gender is unknown, is not a quirk as was suggested earlier by another poster. It is a long existing standard.

Language relies on the use of standards, in both presentation and definition, to facilitate communication and understanding. Those standards include presenting writing of any length to be in paragraphs, so they can easily read and absorbed by the reader.

No amount of ranting and internet hostility from some random ill-mannered frenzied female forum poster is going to change these standards and the general expectation that they will be followed.

I have and use the power as it is to great benefit on my Sonic/Devices. I quite like the fade affect which is very much a part of the look and feel of my character.

However, I also understand that not everyone thinks fading is cool, and that the graphic effect won't fit with every character concept, and that some would rather role-play a character with stealth based on something other than transparency.

I wouldn't be adverse to a black blob of ink being added back in as an option either. Some may want to pair that look with Dark Blast, or simply think that "fading to black (or whatever colour)" is cool.

The more options the better, in my view.

Yes, indeed, her request wasn't framed in the best way.

I'm choosing to ignore the faults in her presentation and supporting the No Fade option despite them, because I think the benefits of the change related to character concept outweigh that which would be gained from me not supporting it due to the nature of her post.

It is quite obvious why the OP would now feel obliged to take the new power when she didn't want the old one. There is nothing baffling about it. Why would anyone wish to have a character that is EXACTLY AS IT IS THIS VERY SECOND when they can instead have the sustain effects that will be added.

She didn't skip Field Operative. She skipped Cloaking Device.They aren't the same thing. What will diminish her character will be the potential she wouldn't have if she kept her powers as is when the old power is switched to the new one. It is quite obvious it would be lower than a similar character that opted to take Field Operative if her build remained unchanged.

As such, she will be affected, as will anyone else that used to avoid the old power, because it is unlikely any will turn down the sustain. She simply doesn't want the aesthetic that comes along with Field Operative, a power not so easily avoided as Cloaking Device without the loss of much potential.

In any case, what about a power named... Field Operative... suggests by virtue of it's name that it requires a fade effect. It inherently made sense to be required in a power called Cloaking Device. It doesn't with the name of the new power.

What is the argument against a No Fade option really... other than "tough, that's the way it is, suck it up, etc."... What would it hurt to have a No Fade option for a power that doesn't even imply invisibility in it's name for those that dislike the look of it? In what way would such a change negatively affect the game such that it should be avoided?

The argument for a No Fade option is easy enough. It allows more players to achieve their character concept, and precedent for No Fade options being added that facilitate character concept has been established.

What is the reasoned argument against providing a No Fade option?

I don't believe those opposed to the fade are so because they want to admire their costumes in combat. I believe they are opposed to the fade because it violates their character concept to fade in combat.

It's not a misconception. It is a difference of preference in language use. Many use Tank as a short form for Tanker. The context of a conversation usually makes it quite clear if those involved are referring to the AT and/or the role.

Your complaint falls in the category of pet peeve rather than error or misconception by those using a word in a manner you happen not to like.

Whether you, or I, or another individual likes or dislikes the existing whip animations without particle effects is irrelevant as to whether there should or shouldn't be a whip power set, and has nothing to do with whether others will find these animations good enough for them.

Prospective purchasers will be able to check out the whip animations on the beta server and make their own decision as to whether or not they are up to snuff, from their point of view... all by themselves.

For those that do not wish to access the beta server, there will be the inevitable youtube videos of the animations for them to assess, which will still allow them to decide if they like it... all by themselves.

People don't need others to tell them what's good enough for them, and what they should or shouldn't want to be on offer.

It doesn't matter that whips are not weapons in the real world. This game is not trying to simulate the real world. Whips are used as weapons by some characters in the comic books. CoH is trying to simulate a comic book world. Your real world arguments related to whips and their implementation have no relevance to CoH due to game genre.

Your opinion regarding the aesthetics of the existing or potential whips and whip strikes is neither here nor there as to whether a whip set is desired or desirable to anyone other than yourself. Individuals can determine for themselves if the appearance and animation of the whips meet their standards.

I feel a dedicated whip set would be a nice addition to the game, and it is clearly desired by several players. I don't know, however, that enough players would want it so that it would be worth the effort to make.

Garbage in, garbage out. That sums up your whole experiment.

If you want to present meaningful data about the base ability of two characters, you stick to the base abilities of the two characters and try to keep all other variables as equal as possible, without including abilities not available to all with access to those characters.

Interesting results, maybe... potentially useful, maybe... to those that don't care much about quality of your numbers. As interesting and as useful as if the experiment was conducted as properly as possible... absolutely not.