ArwenDarkblade

People aren't complaining simply because they don't like it. In fact, I've seen many of the people who voiced concern over it say "The animations are very well done, but...." There is never anything wrong with voicing concern over something you think is a bad decision.

I have purchased every booster, collector's edition, and box that has been released so far, including the Architect Edition which really didn't give you anything, so I probably fall into that list of "fanbois" you mentioned.

It rather worries me that we can't have a simple discussion in which the overwhelming majority of people don't like something without these kinds of comments being made. Since when did dissent equate to "screaming bloody murder" or "baking entire theories?" If people didn't care about the game, they wouldn't speak up when something is happening that they think is detrimental to the game.

My personal concern over the pack has nothing to do with the quality of the work that went into it. All the emotes are very nicely done, and shows once again the enormous talent of the CoH art department. What the emotes are is not my concern. What concerns me is that this is the kind of stuff that used to be put free into issues. There's no reason these emotes shouldn't have been included in GR

WoW is also rated "T" and has drinking in it. I think teens are aware of what drinking is.

And add me to the pass list. This is the first pack in six years I haven't bought. And at one time, I had three accounts.

I remember when we used to get stuff like this for free with new issues. Paying for just emotes is a trend I'd like to see end here.

Though I want to add that everyone is welcome to lead a raid, and Mondays are not *my* days, nor are Wednesdays Warboss' days. If anyone would like to lead a raid on Mondays, just speak up! I end up leading them because no one else steps up to do so. But I don't want people to feel alienated about leading, and I don't want the misconception that people "own" days to be out there.

I used to have a screenshot of Q in his underpants. I lost it in a hard drive crash.

And welcome to Justice, Rami! We're kinda known for threadjacking, so don't take it personally.

Brax and I are leveling a pair of Elec/Elec Doms together, but due to our crazy, non-cooperative schedules, we are still working on Praetorian content. If we were already out in the regular world, teaming up would be a lot of fun.

Indeed. Makes me wish we could trade Vanguard merits, as Chthonic is at the merit cap and could hook up the entire raid on her own.

So are we getting more slots so we can slot the three powers we're going to take instead of these? Because if not, then making them inherent really doesn't change anything.

You'd think that, but we are not. I still have raids I lead griefed. In fact, someone spawned Hami today, which makes doing a no retreat tomorrow kinda difficult as we'd be short on EoE.

Peaceful coexistence is a concept lost on some people. Honestly, that's how the server should run, but there are those out there who find it funny to harass others, and there are those who support those people. So long as those people continue to do what they do, there will be moments of griefing and general poopsaucery.

We did fill, as Cinder was able to make it. Sorry Thorn!

This does not address why a critter will run if you put a toggle debuff, like Darkest Night, on him. I had a red conning Greater Devoured, who had no damage taken, run off and bring an entire map of DE to me. As soon as I'd get below the aggro cap, more would come. It was insane. I have noticed this time and time again with toggle debuffs, have reported it time and time again, and still nothing.

It also doesn't answer why critters are continuing to run from Masterminds, even before any damage is taken.

And it also doesn't answer why this mechanic was put in. I don't remember running like this back in the early days.

Also, I think this mechanic sucks and makes some aspects of the game very unfun.

This "over analyzing" that you speak of is exactly why Justice is the raid server. It is why we can have 50 random people show up and still make a raid work. If it weren't for people early on, especially Q, who dissected, scrutinized, and came up with strategies that work (and work well), then WE would be the server that cries for Hami help, and not the server who answers the call.

If I could pos rep this, I would.

I don't know. We never have a plan. And it's always crazy fun.

If we get some Mind Controllers and Doms, we should be just fine.