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I just tried to make a new character to team up with a new character of my fiances and in short I couldn't find an available name. Literally.

We just spent more then an hour looking for names and logged off out of shear annoyance.

At some point something is going to need to be done to free up some names and doubly so if we want new people to be able to come to the game because the situation as it stands is absurd.

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I'd share my main name source, but I am antisocial and don't want to see stuff from it all over the game. But I can sympathize; recently I went to the extreme of using a period behind the word, to get the name I wanted. *shamed*

Proper names work well, seriously. Think up a nice one and go with that.

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As I predicted we pulled about half the first spawn, barely survived them, and somehow aggroed the rest of them, who proceeded to kill us. I commented that we were too low to handle a level 51 all LT spawn and was promptly kicked from the team.

Honestly I planned on quitting it anyway, but out of curiosity I asked the leader why. "bcuz" I was bringing the team down and they could do it as long as they pulled.

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Sunday afternoon my level 24 Illusion/emp Controller got onto an AE team; I soon discovered many ofthe others were level 10 and below. I think three of us were over level 20. "This ought to be interesting..." I thought to myself. I am new to both these sets btw.

We zone in to a map full of 50+ bosses, I don't remember exactly what level. As I recall most of them were conning red to me. Anyhoo, the Blaster says "let me pull" and goes into the snipe stance...

*suicidal scrapper runs into first spawn and instantly dies horribly, preceding an absolutely merciless team-wipe. I barely had time to hit the heal once before we were all face-down on the pavement*

Suicidal Scrapper: [BAD'S CHARACTER'S NAME]!!!!!!

Me: ....you rang?

S.S.: You're supposed to be healing us!!

Me: Don't rush in when you're level 10. Stay with the team.

S.S.: You suck! [censored]!

[Keep your mouth shut and be thought a pre-teen, open it and remove all doubt.]

me: LOL.

So, team hosps and regroups, the Blaster is lining up to pull when S.S. runs headlong into a group and dies horribly again. This time we manage to kill everyone in the spawn, but I decline to rez S.S. just on general principles.

S.S.: Get over here and rez me, %^&#.

Me: Do you kiss your momma with that mouth...? go to the hospital, I am not rezzing anyone who talks like you do.

S.S.: *long string of adolescent cussing, mostly gay-oriented slurs.... as if this is the A-bomb of insults. ~yawn~*

I am hoping that these newbies will learn soon that it doens't matter if the team IS exemped up to level 50 or whatever, if you have two attacks you are not all that much good, and you are no match for a level 50+ NPC. The only person to blame for that is the greedy one looking [general] you in the mirror. And these kids are greedy like nobody's business.

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You play a lot of defenders according to your sig, I'm a little surprised you haven't recognized the value in shields.

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Shields are nice. The be-all end-all of everything.... not so much. I appreciate ones that keep everyone from being stunned/mezzed ad infinitum during Ship Raids; most of the rest, I find nice but pretty forgettable.

Unless its a really horrible shield like the ice ones, which I want off me ASAP. Shields have their uses; i do not fall down and worship at the mere idea of 'em though.

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You would have to be crazy not to want every mother-loving buff out there on your toon. Unfortunately, some crazy people do play this game.

So, let me get this straight, you *don't* want to be an invincible tank mage? Really? Do you use inspirations? Do you slot and enhance your powers? *sigh*

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While i have nothing against bubbles, I must say that I have yet to see bubbles - or indeed any such shield - turn myself or anyone else into an "invincible tank mage." Shields are grace-notes. They *don't* make you invincible.

Inspirations and enhancements are not castable effects, and therefore not germane to the conversation.

As for the rest of you "heeheehee Imma buffing you EXTRA HARD if you ask me nicely not to, it rules to be me!! LAWLZ I am da LAW!!," well.... you people just keep on doing what you do. People like you are going to end up getting right-click-off encoded into the game, and your tears, they will be so delicious when it goes down. Have a nice day!

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crud.

Ulterior sucks. I was hoping that Vine had a jungle aspect about it or something. Bummer.

Thanks

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The thing I hate about Vines is that the top half of it is all but invisible. Seriously, what the hell....?

Nice mask. But if I can't use the pattern on the top half of Tights because even I can't see it, well...

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My mistake.

Either way you end up with more inf by doing a respec than by not, and this is probably part of the reason freespecs don't stack.

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If they cared about the influence aspect of respecs, we would never get Veteran respecs: what if people used a vetspec at level 22 to sell back their DOs and gain cash....! OMG no.

In fact depending on the character I might burn MULTIPLE vetspecs just to sell back enhancements at crucial levels. The developers have yet to complain about this so far

My guess on non-stacking freespecs is that they want for incentive to remain to run the respec trials. I really doubt that the developers care about the cash aspect of it.

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Yes, heroside is just another "LOL, bring debuffers" TF.

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Nothing like the forums to make me feel more worthless. After beating on Reichsmann for an HOUR AND A HALF, our team decided we couldn't win and escaped through our O-portals.

1 tank, 2 scrappers, 2 blasters, 2 controllers, 1 defender. And no debuffers.

The fight included Warwolves, Shivans, HVACs, and the Illusion controller's pets. And many many many deaths.

I wanted to have fun and experience the TF for what it is. Now I'll wait for a consensus strategy and follow the foot outlines and dotted lines on the floor.

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Chalk me up as another one waiting for the official [or nonofficial] guide to getting through this nightmare of an experience.

I am glad there are those out there with the persistence and patience to keep running this thing till they figure out The Ultimate Strategy is; I only know those people are not me. But until they figure it out, I will be avoiding both versions of this nightmare like the plague.

Cuttin' the Gordian knot by proxy:
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All this tinfoil hattery going on is grinding my last nerve. Everyone seems thoroughly convinced that you're only going to get Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning if you buy GR and I just don't know where it's coming from.

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A look at the trend toward microtransactions over the past year or so should let you know exactly where it is coming from.

I only see this idea gaining steam with NCSoft, honestly. And so yes, paying for powersets is most likely next. Will they be able to resist the temptation to make everyone pay for one of the most-requested power sets ever? I wouldn't bet a dollar on that.

Whether or not that is a good thing for the game is another question.

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Oh boy . . . Once again we get to watch people whine and complain that the game sucks because they can't log onto Freedom.

Anyone with half a brain is going to have some alts ready on other servers just in case.

And with the AE they don't even have the excuse that they don't have any high level characters on other servers.

That will be a fun weekend to watch the forums.

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Now that I'm working on characters on Guardian, how will I taunt the people that can't get onto Freedom while I constantly log on and off just to spite them?

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You won't have to log on and off of Guardian to spite them: with the way that server has been behaving lately, you will be bumped offline at least five times during any given session. Go near the MA building and hold onto your hat, because it is worst there of course.

I don't know what's up with Guardian lately, but the stability has been beneath sub-par. Last night I was in talos about to get on the train. There was an NPC behind me that suddenly zipped in front of me, back behind me, in front, behind.... it was as if the NPC were a slot-car traveling back and forth just below light-speed.

I've never even SEEN anything like that before, and I have been here 3 years. I didn't see that back in the day when I was playing on a machine that didn't even meet basic specifications....! And I'm on a new one now.

So there I was scratching my head in bemusement as I waited for the train.... the NPC was really funny, but seriously they do need to add a few hamsters to the Guardian cage-wheels, because that server needs some help ASAP.

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Hour & Half fighting a guy to half his life, only to watch it go back up again?

EXPLAIN TO ME how that is fun?

No Seriously, EXPLAIN that to me, I would love to see you try & convince me of that. Let alone, forcing you to have an AT requirement.

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This Tf is such epic fail that words fail me. I have had root-canals that were more enjoyable.

I am glad some people enjoy this sort of encounter, meanwhile I think its most likely seen the last of me. I would rather take an exam that counts for half my grade than run that thing again.

Horrible.

EDIT: and one more thing! In another thread Zombie Man had the nerve to get all hostile with me over "old information" regarding the AV's 220,000+ Hp and rapid self heals. I get to the final mission and what do we see?....? 220,000+ HP and a self-heal the instant he takes 100 PoD! LOL! So much for "old" information.

QR: this might as well be the following headline:

"OCEAN BANS FISH! PICTURES AT ELEVEN, STAY TUNED!"

Seriously, China trying to ban this stuff is like the ocean trying to ban fish. That'll work....!

QR: All i want is WHITE skin. I mean really white. Ghost Widow-white. WHITE!!! Not white with tan shading!!

Although white masks would rock, too. Since we just got some new faces, I'd like to see the Mask file updated too, with some NEW masks with texture to them - think Jester mask. Masks with texture you can actually make white and have them show up.

More masks, please!

Yes more annoying, for the chat bug lasts all of a moment, but a borked bio sheet is there forever. Unless, of course, you pull it down because it looks so stupid...

Which I had to do in several cases.

.... Bow down in the direction facing the nearest NCSoft office, for the text bug disallowing line breaks in bio-sheets has been fixed THANK YOU DEVELOPERS!!!!!!1111eleventy-one111!!!!

*goes to lovingly fix every last broken bio-sheet*

And I dont care what those naysayers say, those new faces rock... I had two new people waiting on those faces, and while I don't love all of them, they sure are welcome additions.

Now back to happy-dancing about my bio-pages.

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I'm just waiting to see if they take the most requested power set ever, Dual Pistols, and put it in Going Rogue to force folks to buy it.

I'll be buying GR anyways, but I'm curious to see if they offer Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning as a seperate purchasable package, or if buying GR for $50 will be the only way to get the set.

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My money is squarely on the premise that Dual Pistols is going to be exclusively in Rogue. Its just a funny feeling I have....

For this among other reasons I do not believe we are going to be allowed to select from all possible colors when customising. For instance we might be able to have a green regen aura, a red one, a yellow one or a blue one. We could pick between those several - but not ALL possible colors.

I frankly don't want to deal with the problem of some guy named Outhouse Lord casting brown buffs on people, and if the developers are smart they won't want to, either. [Outhouse Lord is not a real player, but if we got the ability to cast brown buffs, we'd be seeing him and 50,000 of his cousins under Atlas.... count on it.]

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The only thing in this pack I care the least bit about is 4 pairs of the goggles.... but I dont know that those are enough to wangle $10.00 out of me. Those Death goggles sure are sweet, though. *thinks it over....*

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Even if you never use anything else (which I'm skeptical about- there's stuff in the Cyborg & Magic packs that didn't inspire me initially but which I eventually found uses for) $2.50 per goggle seems pretty reasonable.

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Stop it with your logic that I find impossible to refute!

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Boomtown: In your own opinion what will be the main feature of Issue 15?
Matt Miller: I think the villain Strike Force which frees Reichsman is the star of the issue.

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Given the apparent general opinion of this TF, I'm surprised this statement hasn't been laughed at yet.

Have they tweaked the story to make the PCs seem less like faceless minions? I'm all for a redside taskforce with a 'pay day', but from what I've heard the TF treats you like the gum on the bottom of Lord Recluse's shoe; and I don't see how that would be enjoyable.

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The story was changed dramatically since the first version and now is getting pretty much rave reviews all around. Combine that with some interesting mechanics and the SF truly is the star of I-15, IMO.

If you are interested in spoilers, someone has posted screenshots of the entire Villain SF in a thread in one of the I-15 sections.

But if you don't want to spoil it, rest assured, the input of the players about the story was taken into account. And what it currently is bears little resemblance to what we first were presented with.

I give it 5 thumbs up and a piece of pie.

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.... But does Reischmann still have 226,000 HP [or however many] and a rapid-fire self-heal? this is my criteria for allocation of dessert-servings: how actually enjoyable is the last mission of the TF/SF?

Last I heard at least 50% of respondants could not even dent the final AV. Sounds about as fun as a root-canal to me... less fun. You might get nitrous oxide during a root canal, at least

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The height adjuster doesn't make you giddy?

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It really doesn't. I am not interested in that in the least; I am glad those who are will enjoy it, and I wish them all the fun in the world.

The only thing in this pack I care the least bit about is 4 pairs of the goggles.... but I dont know that those are enough to wangle $10.00 out of me. Those Death goggles sure are sweet, though. *thinks it over....*

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Here is a radical thought. Since you want new content for the low levels, and you are not supposed to use the MA system for PLing to 50 in a few hours, why don't you try playing the MA content for the new stories that are in it?

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Because I don't like zoning into a mission as a level 6 and discovering that I'm a level 50 facing off against 54s... with like, two true attack powers [not including vet stuff]. Wheeeee.

There may be low level MA stuff out there, but we Type As are not feeling like slowly trolling through everything in the MA in a futile search to find it. I am after efficient use of my low-level time, and continually zoning in and going "ZOMG, no!" *quit TF* I do not consider efficient. I want to level, not go on an Easter Egg hunt that never quite pans out.

Back to the sewers I go! AGAIN. I'd rather do a sewer run than fight someone's stupid, unkillable boss.

Also, LOL at those with nothing better to do than show up out here complaining about other people's posts.

I know its supposed to be in Rhode Island, but where exactly in RI?! I cant find the answer anywheres.... and yes I have looked

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Somebody had an idea for a terrorist villain and wanted to know if screaming "Allah Akhbar!" while popping off self destruct was a petitionable offense. Needless to say, the idea did NOT go over well, with many posters saying that they would petition such in a heartbeat.

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Truly, epic lulz. I would be more sympathetic if this stereotype were NOT borne out yet again any time one switches on the evening news. Since it happens every day IRL - and often more than once per day - I'm not seeing where the alleged slur is.

Moral of the story: do stupid stuff IRL, open yourself up for lampooning. I fail to see this as some horrific problem demanding immediate game-master action.

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Don't get this whole thing started, Bad, please.

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*shrug* The truth hurts...

In other news.... i did some experimenting with the pack on Test. I have to admit, the goggles are Teh Sex. I really like most of those.

The problem is, is that $10.00 worth of like? Because nothing else in this pack makes my hackles stand on end with delight... o well.

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Why even do interviews about Going Rogue if you're not going to reveal anything? More and more convinced it'll release 2010.

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First quarter 2010, AT THE EARLIEST, is my guess. My spider-sense is telling me this thing is a very long ways away no matter how you slice it.

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You want a 'fix' for a problem that doesn't exist.

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Unfortunately, the lower levels being moronic in both CoH and Cov is a problem that DOES exist; at least for other people. If you love jumping down a Snake hole 50,000 times, then obviously this does not apply to you.

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If you think I'm telling you to leave the game, then that's up to you.

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You completely lack the authority to tell me to leave, so this is a non-issue.

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No one is removing the 1 - 20 portion of the game just because you want it NAO.

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I don't think anyone - certainly not myself - is advocating the removal of levels 1-20. What has been begged for, FOR YEARS, is some additional things to do to make these levels go by faster.

Since powering through the lower levels via the MA is verboten, we need new low-level stuff to do more than ever before. If you don't see it that way I am sorry, but plenty of others do.

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Somebody had an idea for a terrorist villain and wanted to know if screaming "Allah Akhbar!" while popping off self destruct was a petitionable offense. Needless to say, the idea did NOT go over well, with many posters saying that they would petition such in a heartbeat.

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Truly, epic lulz. I would be more sympathetic if this stereotype were NOT borne out yet again any time one switches on the evening news. Since it happens every day IRL - and often more than once per day - I'm not seeing where the alleged slur is.

Moral of the story: do stupid stuff IRL, open yourself up for lampooning. I fail to see this as some horrific problem demanding immediate game-master action.