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QR: Well, color me oppositional as usual. I LIKE the female Gunslinger pieces. I am especially in love with that little neckpiece, LOVELOVELOVE! More of these pieces, please! Love the Victorian ones, and these too!
I think the pieces are beautiful, and I can always - but always - use another corset. There will never be a time when I'm not delighted to see another corset.
I don't have all of them stacked onto one character, as is my habit I piece pack-parts out, mixing and matching.
I see men and women wearing the exact same thing enough in real life as it is. Try working in a hospital! Geez. Male and female, young and old everyone has on the same thing for their class of work, right on down to the shoes.
BORING, so I don't do it in the game. I have no problems with the developers releasing a Boring Everyday Clothes pack for those of you who want to look like people you'd see on the street; just don't take my corsets and other pretty things to do it please. -
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Me: Ah, but I also avoid CoT every chance I get, unless teamed. Igneous and Vazhilok don't bother me that much, same for Trolls Ah, to you they are perhaps. To me, not so much.Quote:Originally Posted by Scythus
Funny, because each of those enemies are just as difficult or moreso than Praetorian enemies.
I would much, much MUCH rather face a grouping of Reaper, cadaver, cadaver, Embalmed Abomination than:
A group of ten Praetorians. While your level 19 character deals with them, here comes a group of ten more! Right after than here come ten more, *HOSP*.
Now who wouldn't get all warm and fuzzy about that
This, by the way is on +0/x0 difficulty. Praetoria overwhelmes you with sheer numbers, and minions with boss-level powers. Hate.
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Quote:Ah, but I also avoid CoT every chance I get, unless teamed. Igneous and Vazhilok don't bother me that much, same for Trolls.Originally Posted by Scythus
Spectral Daemon Lords. Madness Mages. Gardvords. Vahzilok. Frickin' Minions of Igneous. Y'mean that sort of easy?
I have no inducement to deal with stupidly-difficult NPCs, unless the reward is increased. So..... if DA comes with a stupidly-difficult solo Incarnate path, I'll go back to BAF. I love to run UG, but this is not a popular trial. -
Quote:Why should my lowbies put up with Praetoria, when they can get regular content which is much easier - and the Praetorians don't give me any more xp for my trouble? Its foolish to me, to make things harder for myself than they have to be.Originally Posted by Scythus
Waaait... people still think Praetoria is hard?
A level 19 'troller, EB Vanessa DeVore and about nine Fauxnessas: that one instance was enough to put me off Praetoria forever.
I am sure there are many self-proclaimed Ubermensch who enjoy that sort of thing on an alt not even "old" enough to have SOs yet; I shamelessly admit I am not one of them.
So.... if the new DA has level 50 content anywhere like this, it'll be easier for me [and many others, I doubt not] to keep running BAF. Risk vs reward: I like them to be somewheres in the same universe. -
QR: those screenies look nice. Now just pop the fog back in there, and we'll be good.
I have a funny feeling that the NPCs in here are going to be the level 50 version of what's going on now in Praetoria, so most people will still be running trials - soloing will be seriously painful, like it is now in Praetoria. Therefore I have a feeling that after a spurt of "let's check this out!", the zone will still be mostly empty.
Gamers always seek the path of least resistance vs most reward. There ought to be an official law stating this
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Quote:I would be just as fine with the developers scattering groups of empty skulls around the zone, with empty eye-orbits holding bits of decaying phosphorus casting an eerie light.... I don't think we're going to GET that, but it would be cool.Originally Posted by Talen Lee
(Another thing? I can't speak for everyone in my culture, but I never found Jack O Lanterns creepy, instead seeing them as goofy.)
We are also not getting jackolanterns in DA because they're Halloween-specific. They don't frighten me, they are nostalgic. However I like such bits of ambient fluff, and there you have it.
I would also be fine with actual ghosts such as those seen in the Ghost aura, loose in the zone, floating in groups around the cemetary, here and there all over the place. Keep the vanishing people-ghosts and add some traditional ghosts.
You know what else I would like? Remember those awesome red eyes looking in through the windows of the Haunted Mansion? Put 'em in the zone. Scary eyes should peer at you from underneath bushes and from dense patches of shadow.
I like it scary. -
Quote:If they redid the whole zone to be like the Halloween trial, I'd be thrilled. Do it. This includes jack o'lanterns all over the place, btw.Originally Posted by Liquid
I'm reserving judgement on the fog and ghosts being gone until I see what is done to replace them. Based on how awesome the Halloween Trial was, I'm optimistic.
I do like the feel of old DA, though, so I'm glad we're getting an Echo of it to go to if we wish.
I don't think we're going to get that, but it would be cool if we did. -
Many of the pieces mentioned have not just been asked for, but begged for as players lay prone on the ground, sobbing and wailing and screaming "PLZ!!" at the developers. For literally years. Grovelling. Breast-beating. Offers of human sacrifice, if only we could get the Kheldian/Carnie sash.
I would not hold my breath.
p.s. Primal Clockwork are hideous
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Quote:The reason DA was empty was not because of the fog; it was because there were no contacts or amenities - except for the hospital - in the zone, and only one entrance.
While I share the viewpoint that Dark Astoria is somewhat unique and it will be a shame to loose the dark fog that mad travel an adventure.. I am glad to see them finding a way to make it a viable and potentially useful zone. Lets face facts along with zones like Boomtown, perez park, and even the entire shadow shard there are a lot of hero side zones that sit all but empty most of the time.
I expect "Incarnate" level 50s to be able to navigate a foggy zone without too much angst; if you SJ or SS, just SJ or SS DOWN THE STREET, not across the landscape.
What next? Shadow Shard zones that are a half-acre across because level 50s are sobbing about having to get across a 2 mile wide zone? please.
Strip out the fog, nuke the ghosts, make it generic. Thats what we need: a zone just like the other thirty in the game. Excitement abounds, I tell ya. -
Quote:This.Originally Posted by evertheskeptic
I haven't received my points nor token (nor transfer I think), and it's been over a month since my last points were awarded
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Quote:You got the entire rest of the game to NOT have fog in. I like things un-homogenized.... thats just me.Originally Posted by Tyger42
Eh... More like "Let's go to New Orleans...but we removed the smell of puke and urine".
Evidently it is not being entirely removed, for which I am grateful. -
QR: Honestly, the removal of the fog alone spoils the whole idea for me.
Its like, "Let's go to Tahiti! Ok, we removed the BEACH, but Tahiti is still a cool place to go."
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Quote:Remember when SoAs first came out, and there was some bug that made Crab Spiders [player ones] invisible or some such thing? That was such a hoot.... hated to see that bug fixed.Originally Posted by shaggy5
Do any of you guys have the glitched costumes still like me? (the invis torso, etc?)
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Quote:Honey, they can put Vanessa DeVore's entire costume, including the fan backpiece in the Super Packs.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
That's where I am. Gambling with my money is not something I want to do, and not something I will do. I don't care if you put the key to eternal life in there at 0.00001% chance to drop, I'm not gonna'.
They can put the new CoT Arc Reactor belt in there. They can put the new CoT "lightning bolt" backpiece in there, and for that matter the Mage robe and hat.
STILL NOT GOING THERE. There is no inducement that will get me to do this. -
Quote:Nothing. I know you don't want to hear that, but nothing. There is nothing they could put in there that is going to have me [virtually] standing at a slot-machine, robotically pulling the handle over and over again.Originally Posted by Llydia
So you'd like to buy the costumes separately? That does seem to be a request everyone has who wants the costume sets.
What, then, would you like to get that would entice you to buy the Super Pack repeatedly?
Some people - myself included - are absolutely hated by the game's RNG. To stand there at that virtual slot-machine would be nothing but frustration for those such as myself.
So sorry. Nothing. -
Quote:.....Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Still doesn't piss me off as much as the news story I saw about the woman who is deliberately breeding deformed cats.....and that there are people who actually buy the poor things. If you want to be angry about it as well, google "twisty cats" and it should pop up. It's horrible.
having seen one of the pages regarding "twisty cats," whoever does such a thing, to dogs OR cats, or to ANY HELPLESS ANIMAL should burn in the seventh level of Hell. Not funny, not cute. Not adorable. Not acceptable. May the breeders of such be reborn in Hell with the exact same traits they breed helpless animals for.
Those are strong words, but that page brough tears to my eyes and yeah..... burn in Hell, perpetrators of such horror. Poor little catlings. -
Quote:I am expecting the level 50 version of what happened to my level 19 'troller in Praetoria. There she was, at level 19 facing Elite Boss Vanessa DeVore and about nine FauxNessa pets.Originally Posted by Agent White
Title really sums it up. In a few days we'll have the Pummit and one of the expected announcements/reveals is the solo path for Incarnates, so players won't have to rely solely on iTrials to unlock slots beyond the Alpha and (hopefully) a way to earn incarnate salvage to craft abilities.
So, what are you guys expecting it to be?
In short, I am not expecting it to be pleasant. If it were pleasant we wouldn't be teaming, and they want us teaming sooooooo...... -
I don't know what's going on. I was going to put those little bat wings on one of my characters, who is wearing the following costume pieces:
[this is a female toon]
Mesh top
Bio-organic tights
Barbarian boots, thigh-high
One of the Barbarian corsets
Cape of the Eighth Circle - planned on replacing with the little wings
Circle of Thorns hood
facial mask
Forget which gloves...but she has on gloves
Bat aura
When I tried to click on this costume, a window popped up telling me "Some of the pieces of this costume are no longer valid. Do you wish to proceed?"
Keeping in mind the Victorian Face debacle - when I got NO SUCH WARNING - I backed out in one pretty big hurry.
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Quote:I wouldn't say its the ONLY thing I want, but I'm all for putting everything in LFG, ONCE ALL THE TASK FORCE COMMANDER AND SHARD TFs HAVE BEEN REVAMPED!Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
is to make all TF's and "special" arcs be in LFG somehow
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Quote:Ditto. I have a fire/kin who farms at level 51 [or maybe 52, I forget]/+8 and he has yet to see a purple drop in there.... I do get alot of other very useful stuff from farms, but geez. Some folks are just not beloved of the "random" number generator.Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
That sounds a lot like the purple recipe drop rates for me, actually. The player 2 part I mean.
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QR: What did we see last time this stuff happened?:
player 1: I get [x] rare costume drop every time I complete task x! I am superior, obviously the game loves me.
player 2: Its never dropped for me once since implementation. What am I doing wrong?
player 1: You're less superior than me. Sucks to be you!
player 2: No seriously, what am I doing wrong?
player 1: Thank gawd I have a visible badge of my superiority to flaunt over dreck like you, player 2! You are not a SRS GAMER like me. HA-HA!
player 2: Who made the decision that you are more uber than me? I thought these were s'posed to be "random drops."
player 1: They're only random if you're AWESOME! like me! *grins with glinting teeth, like Zeus the God of Awesome in that stupid car commercial*
player 2: How is it fair that the recipie only drops for certain people?
.....*CUE THE RUN-FOOTAGE!* Wash-rinse-repeat.
I don't care about the pistols recipe. I have one Pistols person and she is all of, I think, level 19. However I think furthering this idea of only-certain-people-get-the-drop is just as spectacularly bad an idea as it was the last time it was rolled out. -
Quote:Haven't read the whole thread, but pretty much this: have we not already thrashed this idea of costume pieces that drop "randomly" out? Nay, have we not run the idea through a grinder, then stomped on it wearing Doc Martens, then beaten it senseless with baseball bats, then run over it with a fleet of Humvees and then set it on fire for good measure?Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I know this is kind of buried in the thread, but I had to address it:
Drop-obtainable costume pieces is not a system that needs to be fleshed out. It's a system that needs to die in a fire and all the costume pieces it's restricting released into the general pool. Or at the very least put on the Paragon Market.
Costumes as loot is the WORST idea this game can implement, considering one of its primary selling points is that costumes ARE NOT loot.
Was this not one of the most horrible, divisive ideas ever implemented in this game? How well did that turn out? I remember the forums being torn to shreds for weeks.
Can't wait NOt to care about this costume item again and again. Thank you God that I don't want it. -
Quick reply: I felt much the same way about the Carnival Harlequin costume. I have people amongst my stable of alts who really want that costume.
I'm *not* going to pay that much for it though, and there the matter shall rest. -
Quote:That's just adorable.Originally Posted by Vice_Virtuoso
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That was me leading that league (on Emerald Thunder). For the record, the majority of those who had a voiced opinion in that league agreed with me -- you and maybe one other person were the only ones happy with it.
Meanwhile in the rest of the game, even after the changes, even on otherwise busy servers people are still having to beg to fill Keyes leagues. I know I'm still not running it; that much I can state with a certainty. It was just that. freaking. bad. Bad enough to where I never want to see it again!
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General reply: One could state with absolute truth that ALL DEATH in the entire comics genre is now meaningless. Its overused, and then six months later the character is resuscitated anyways.
EVERYONE DIES. Then they're back. THEN THEY DIE AGAIN. Then they're back. Wash rinse repeat, this tactic is beyond old and its a reason for the perceived stagnancy of the genre. Then we have people like that [expletive deleted] Bendis, who kills characters because he personally dislikes them, or because he thinks its a hoot. If I wrote for Marvel Luke Cage would be dead so fast, Bendis would not know what hit him; he could then get a taste of what that's like.
I cannot say that I have seen more gratuitous female death in comics than I see gratuitous male death; its a vastly overused tactic whos effectiveness was diluted about oh, twenty years ago. If not before that! And the weaker the effect, the more this tactic seems to get used, as if in an attempt to revive it. Pun intended!