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I'd have to be able to even think about having that kind of Inf first... the most I've ever had on a toon was 60 Million.

Happy b-day Master Z!

OK, why not post it on the Union server folder then?

Would be but for some reason the company doesn't use that adorable petit nom (boggles the mind I know...) If you do look at the official site for GR you'll see it advertised as City of Heroes (line break) Going Rogue. Hence, CoH:GR.

Nah, you're too small for me. I only pick on people of my own size.

Oh and to keep this remotely on topic:

GR: yeah, don't like it, don't want it. Still going to buy it though. Because I'm stupid that way.

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Cant remember who but they did mention that we'ld need both coh + villains to play the expansion (so it COULD look like CoR wont have hero/villain sides installed on the disk).


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Q: Do I have to own City of Heroes or City of Villains to be able to play the Going Rogue expansion?

A: Yes.


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Sauce

Wish people would stop referring to it as CoR: it's not a standalone game. The acronym, if one should be used, is CoH:GR or GR.

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When I hear 'Pants' I think of toddlers underwear. Step AWAY from Her Majesty's English GG.

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When I hear pants I think of hot ones. And thus am reminded of Kiss of Death's arc. And other things not suitable for this forum.

*has a moment*


mmmmmmmmm

You mean like it was back in Alpha?

This is you:
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You have the 1billion inf badge? I've been trying to get that on one character and am only about 60% of the way there

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This is me:
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he still isn't even close to getting any of the following: Unbreakable, Nigh Indestructible, Invulnerable, Immortal, Medical Specialist, Medicine, Man/Medicine Woman, Empath, Confined, Caged, Jailed, Popular and Leader.

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@Calamity: those are/will be removed as soon as I15 hits live.

@the rest: LOLz

As I said before: never mind adjusting numbers, it's easier to remove the whole caboodle, you guys already served your purpose in making it seem the MA attracts lots of players, now here's a kick in the 'nads and bugger off!

You won't revisit the old badges, not even the epic tier ones. So it's ok to farm and grind badges, just not in the MA. I get your message: we want you to keep paying your subs while you try to get badges set at ridiculous high levels through regular play. Oh, no, that's not grinding/farming... it just appears to be. It's an "achievement". My main hero has never farmed for any of those badges, he was created on the day I registered here (that's 45 months ago) and he still isn't even close to getting any of the following: Unbreakable, Nigh Indestructible, Invulnerable, Immortal, Medical Specialist, Medicine, Man/Medicine Woman, Empath, Confined, Caged, Jailed, Popular and Leader. He has all the others though. The same goes for my Villain. There are a lot of players who have them all but they expressively farmed for them. But hey, no problem there, it's not the MA.
I still argue for all of those high level badges to be removed, supported by your line of reasoning for removing the MA ones and because what's good for the geese is good for the gander (since adjusting numbers doesn't appear to be an option).

We want everyone to access all the badges with the exception of the Anniversary badges. I can understand that, but please do not lump everything in the same basket. Because if you do, by that same logic, option b) shouldn't have presented you with any problems (and for the record I wouldn't support that option either). And all the event badges shouldn't also be attainable any more.

I also know that arguing against this is much like trying to demolish a mountain with a wet noodle. But I have to get it off my chest. It's a pity I just paid for another 6 months of CoX (wahey!) and there's no other MMO out there I'd like to play at the moment... think I need a break or a definite change of scenery.

Adjust, do not remove. Nothing is ever black or white, there are myriad shades of grey.

No, they're present for outdoor maps also.

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Ah yes, I think I spot the flaw in your logic.
No need to fix what is not broken. Debt is WAI.

Destination unknown?

Warning: it's innuendo-y

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Last Weekend I gave you my heart then the very next day you quit the game...

This weekend I'm not going to bother TBH.


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Just so you know, someone did actually get your joke.

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Phew, was beginning to think I'd have to write more of it and the next bit stumped me.

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I quite liked them I did...

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The MA is for people who want to create their own stories or experience other players' stories.

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Well then, with all due respect, be done with the hypocrisy and just remove all rewards from it and make it the tool it's supposed to be. No inf, no XP, no Prestige, no badges, no inspirations, no recipes, no enhancements, no rewards. Oh, and no debt, of course. Make it the simulation environment it was meant to be in the first place. If it's just for telling stories and going through other people's stories you really don't need those.

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And Lady_Arete, Synapse will be posting a followup post after the weekend and it should answer some of your questions and others posed on these boards and on the North American boards.

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Oh great, another case of info dolled out in small unswallowable portions. Just like the 5th anniversary address by Positron, later much improved by War Witch.

*golfclap*

Wonder if there will be any amount of backpedaling... hope dies last they say.

Bah, don't mind me, I'm just a bitter old badger.

There's a veil of red haze descending upon me and were these not the official forums my answer would be different and quite probably not fit for under-aged children. As it is, I'll try and exact some restraint upon my words and fully cap my feelings.

First of, thanks for the list. Will not talk about the timing of it as that is a completely different kettle of carrots.

Secondly, thanks, I can now stop trying to get the Golden Ticket one on my Hero with less than 2000 tickets to go.

I can also stop playing with the MA as it’s not worth it for me anymore. Played well over 100 different arcs, went out of my brain playing boring Dev Choice and Hall of Fame mission and now it’s all for nought. My 3 arcs will stay up for whatever people want to do with them. Heck, rate them at zero for all I care. After all, it’s not like it matters anymore.

After seeing the MA badges being extirpated like this I have to wonder why leave any badge at all? I mean exempting the ones required for the accolade might as well go the whole hog and delete them all. It's not like the time and effort people put into collecting them matters, does it? Especially in light of the

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Also, don’t be surprised if you see Architect badges in future issues as well as we make this feature even more robust than was available at launch.

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where we will possibly get a chance to regain badges already worked for and attained and then you can take them back all over, creating a kind of feedback loop.

I read the
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Q: What about non-Mission Architect badges?

A: We have no current plans to revisit old badges at this time, and I don’t foresee us doing this really. All badges unrelated to the Mission Architect will remain unaffected by the changes outlined above.


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But quite frankly, this should be pursued further and with great enthusiasm. So, when can we expect to see most if not all of the Ouroboros badges removed, the Defeat badges removed, the epic Achievement badges removed, the Invention sets badges removed and the Wentworth sets removed? And what about all the ones people can no longer obtain or have a chance to? Like the anniversary ones, Bug Hunter, Passport and so on. Because after reading this pearl of wisdom

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This means we will try to avoid badges that require repetitious tasks, aberrant play styles and give the illusion of “grindiness.” There may be “count” badges in the future, but they won’t be based on something you can grind at to achieve. An example would be a count badge for the number of badges you collect. That’s all I can really say right now as I don’t want to spoil any of the exciting badges that will go into future issues at this time.


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those fit snugly in that description. I strongly hope measures will indeed be taken to deal with them. After all, we don’t want any double standards in the way you act do you? It may lead to misleading the player base. Oh wait…

Or indeed, you could leave well enough alone and sort out the mess some other way. Like, for example, lowering the stupidly high requirements that force people into the “aberrant play style” you describe. And fix the system rating so that when a mission does indeed get into the Hall of Fame it stays there for at least a month regardless of the ratings it might get during that period. The only line needing removal would be the Builder one. The Virtual ones needed tinkering to lower their requirements. Once again, you go in with chainsaw where a scalpel would do. Bravo.

When will we see these changes take effect? Next patch?

PS - I did say try... I don’t know if I was able or not.

Ah yes, the Mothership's sphincter...

And yet, you don't see people wanting to do regular MA missions for tickets in the same number as people clawing to get their toon into the ITF or the sex one (you know, the LGTF... that's an acronym faux-pas waiting to happen).

Or maybe it's just they don't want to team with me for MA tickets...

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Yes, I'm back.

But not for the reasons you might think!

I'm not back because I miss the game.
I'm not back because of the Going Rogue announcement (which I knew was coming anyway and mentioned it several times way before the announcement).
I'm not even back because my opinion of Posi's PR abilities has changed (which it hasn't!).

So why am I back?

Because I miss you lot!

I miss the community and I miss posting on the forums; but most of all, I just... miss all you guys!

It's all a bit sad and pathetic really, but there ya go. I'm addicted to the forum.

So I'm back, and better than ever! Mainly cause I refuse to let this game get me stressed out anymore the way it was last month. These last few weeks off have given me time to unwind and realise that CoH really IS just a game after all, and there's no point in getting worked up over it. From now on, any future gormlessness on the part of Posi and is "Global Announcements" will just get shrugged off.

So, I eagerly await the fully expected flak from certain folks, and of course's GG's totally predictable "I knew you'd be back " blather.

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*jumps excitedly all over the forum*

Yay!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooo!

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I've ever know in my 32.5 years of living in this country,

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I hope that's a mere indication of time spent in that zone and not your real age. Because if you're younger than me....
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

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I feel young again

Question: Do you like werthers originals? (usually a giveaway!)

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Didn't have those in my country. Here it was toffee or cream caramels individualy wrapped in plastic. They started appearing here 2 years ago I think, but never tried the stuff.

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I've ever know in my 32.5 years of living in this country,

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I hope that's a mere indication of time spent in that zone and not your real age. Because if you're younger than me....
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

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MA interface

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*cough*WW*cough*