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Which is why I said I won't argue if you say it FEELS like a beta.

Actually in the last UStream they specifically addressed that by saying, no, HEADSTART is NOT a beta test.

Take that for what you will.

From VK's notes today:

So all those people saying the devs never hid the fact that HEADSTART was a beta test . . . errr, absolutely incorrect.

Now if anyone wants to say it FEELS like one I won't argue.

But to say that the devs claimed it was a beta test or pretended like a beta test was headstart is just FALSE.

More likely. Would I like an issue or even a mini issue devoted to this?

NO.

I'd prefer they work on bases, pvp, and any number of things that have been abandoned before Power Cust before they go back and finish up Power Cust.

That's just my personal opinion.

Sooooo then someone makes a fake mission that they put up, which then allows them to vote.

I just think the idea that you need to have some missions in the system is waaaaay too abusable.

Also we DON'T need more throw away missions clogging up the search. Too many missions is also part of AE's problem.

EDIT: Also what do you say to the hundreds of players who don't wish to create a mission but regularly play them?

I don't mind that they are breaking them into sections by level.

I guess it was my misunderstanding, as when they first mentioned signature story arcs i assumed these would be for lvl 40-50.

I would agree with you if they were selling all parts as one complete arc.

They aren't.

For something I might want to recommend to friends who will come in as a la carte free players, YES it IS something I need to review and let them know if it's worth getting when they ask. Would NOT be appropriate to tell them ask in 6 months.

YMMV.

EDIT: with that said I haven't played this. when I do I'll give a review. Will probably do it on a natural 20 toon as I hate exemping.

Errr how does this help if the 1 star trolls aren't creating any missions?

This.

Yes and their standard is that Marty has nothing to do with running a mission at +4/x8.

I agree more with Arcanaville's view. I will say this though: For those times where established game history has to be diverged from, a clear explanation of why that is happening needs to be better but forward. Case in point: The Praetorians.

For much of the game's history the Praetors have been not so much powerful that a standard team of 8 could handle taking them on. Come the Incaranate storyline suddenly these characters are "supped up" to levels where the standard team of 8 isn't enough. Although the explanation as to why was eventually written, it was NOT made clear how or why they got all powerful all of a sudden when the first two trials were released.

Nor is it EVER explained in the trials themselves. In other words in-game. Later on a website story posting it's explained. However for someone who has already done the original lvl 40-50 Peregrine Island arcs, and then goes into the trials, the question is "I just beat these guys down, why are they so incredibly powerful now?"

My point is things like that are fine, but they need to be FULLY and CAREFULLY explained and in a timely manner, IN-GAME, and with the content the change happens.

Imagine if a new story arc started in Superman comics where Lex Luthor could suddenly beat down superman without the use of any armor or kryptonite. Yet the arc continued and Superman eventually won, but there was no explanation of how Lex became more powerful within that arc. But there WAS a posting a week after the final issue of that arc came out explaining why Lex was more powerful on one of DC's websites.

I think more than one comic reader would take issue with that.

That's what I got.

NONE of what Zwil posted mentioned the common +4/x8 AE farm.

Actually from what Zwill stated Marty was NEVER aimed at the +4/x8 mobs, which is why this new change to rezzing mobs (put aside how useful it will or won't be) was put in.

I never understood why everyone was saying Marty would be stopping +4/x8 farming, when Zwill specifically stated in more ways than one it wouldn't.

In fact I recall hims stating to send in BUG REPORTS if Marty kicked in in those situations. Plus it was stated that it was aimed at stuff like one-shotting all of Perez. I might be terrible at reading comp, but that doesn't sound like Marty was aimed at +4/x8 AE at all.

The fact that they had to put THIS in this new patch pretty much proves people weren't paying attention when Zwil explained what Marty was ACTUALLY about.

Welcome to the forums.

You're using logic on an internet forum????




*watches forum explosion count down clock*

This really isn't a bad suggestion.

Errr, can't everyone as of issue 21 now take at ravel power at like level 4? or am I misremembering?

EDIT: But your point is still legitimate.

Them doing it doesn't mean it's the most effective thing to do.

If anything this makes farming easier, as the incentive to make mobs take longer to kill (rezzing) is gone. Folks will just fill maps now with mobs that don't rez or will simply exit the map sooner.

Also clogs up the search more as the new "non rez mob" farms are added to the list. And the search is the WORST FEATURE of AE hands down. period.

/golfclap.

And this also potentially hurts LEGITIMATE arcs that used mobs that rez.

^

#Winning.

It takes a man's man to be able to fish with a spear. Don't know if most modern timey folks could do it.

ahhhh.

hopefully the rest of the parts follow the leveling progression up to 50.

*goes into wait and see mode*

EDIT: I would not mind if each part follows a level range, showing you get stronger as the danger increases with the last part, the part where SOMEONE DIES ZOMG!!!!111elventy11!!!! is levels 40-50 or 45-50. Something that epic shouldn't be stuck in the low levels.

This.
I'll try it once to see it, but if the level range stays at 20 for the rest. Pass.

/leaveteam can exit most maps instantly.

But yeah a REAL exit should be put in there.

Why 20?