Capa_Devans

Path or Pavement

Actually the chief dimwit is on his hols which means (if he isn't too tired) his deputy is in charge. Presuming he doesn't forget, that is.

Couldn't make this up.

Not sure this is what you're talking about but these steps might help (adjust numbers to taste)
/window_scale chat 0.8
font in general options to 15
/window_scale friends 1.2

Devs aren't going to give a stuff about people playing the market. It isn't an exploit. You might find some of their activities unsavoury (and I'd agree when Rubies cost 200k; which I refuse to pay) but that's not an exploit.

What is more likely is those who have a niche market are going to now know about another player selling one or two items in their niche and play with the prices so that that person loses out.

I suggest most people want their stuff to sell. Personally, I don't want market slots tied up for a month. The only times I've let something sit is on an alt I don't play (not many) and I listed for a lot of money which was then far too high but *looked reasonable when I listed it*. I leave it for a while and if it doesn't sell, I eat the listing fee. The last time this happened was a Respec Recipe which went from 200 mil to about 120 mil; I know many will scoff at the listing fee on that but to me at the time it was a very large amount.

Agreed. I have a bad memory and my desk looks like an explosion in a paper factory.

Really don't want to see any more ugly AE buildings but you may find "The Crafter's Cafe" arc handy in AE. It's based in RWZ and the crafting tables work. It's by Backfire.

I'd still prefer an undercover and quiet area for the BM. Undercover because market/respecing redside is a nuisance with Rikit/Zombie's and quiet because ... lag/distractions suck when you're trying to refit a whole char.

If we take that comment and apply it to the 812 currencies we have, I whole heartedly agree. More so the Incarnate currencies than tickets/inf/reward merits/A merits but it is getting a bit OTT.

I never insisted on sets for Mo's. One char I used on a Mo was using level 25 IOs. She was the best fit for the team and I wasn't going to waste time reslotting 50s. We got the Mo too.

The only time I'd look at sets is as a guide to whether an AT might need a bit more support. More so a melee char than a squishy; if they're going to be in the position of cuddling the AV, it's just a case of giving them a bit more oomf. Maybe they don't need it but I'd err on caution anyway. Any scrapper scares me more in general than a non-set build.

I've seen plenty of people setted out the wazoo go down when the more sensible un-setted stayed up because they weren't trying to solo the whole TF. Biggest killer is the "I've got sets" mentality which is currently migrating into "I'm an incarnate".

As for insisting on sets for an ITF ... that's just ...

Check the producers letter. It's saying next week; last paragraph so you don't have to wade through the whole lot of that awful font'ed post.

Presumably that's if they unbork the servers from today's maint.

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I like the Shard but the travel sucks things. Until they give team mates access to leader's bases irrespective of alignment that will always be the case. You're on a team with them but you won't let them use the porters, cmon!

I noticed that too. I suspect the position is "like it or lump it, we're done". Charming. Same as server list merge.

Let's hope they unbork the servers from todays maint before trying to do anything else.

Apparently. I know a few people who won't take part in these new Raids. Too big, too unweildy, too grindy and they just won't have the inf to make the powers anyway.

Well done. You've annoyed a portion of your playerbase who've stuck with you over the years because you weren't like every-other-grindfest-MMO.

This game has always encouraged altitus. That's the point; they're turning from that to the standard "your main" view of other MMOs. Of my 20 or so 50s, I run 15+ on a regular basis. (Plus my lower level chars who will obviously add to my 50s.) I would 95% of the time bring what the team needs. I'm not unusual in that. With this grind I'm saying "I'm only doing this for badges, so I'm bringing my main if you don't like it, tough".

I do wish people would remember that this game has a huge variety of players and playstyles. Ignoring and marginalizing any segment is a dumb plan especially when the economic climate is such that this is an easy 'first to drop expense' if things are tight. It's ALWAYS easier to keep an existing customer than find a new one. It's better to get word of mouth recommendation than advertising. Ignoring the solo'ists/small teams/those who don't have the time to grind or who just can't handle Raid content isn't going to keep them or get a recommendation.

Don't make me post about you dieing three times on a Khan. I'll do it. You know I will, I'm mean.
I'll sign you up for Apex then.

Great contribution. Very well thought out. Really. Should put it up for a Pulitzer.

You have actually successfully identifed the issues which lead to my post. Thank you for taking the time to actually think about it.

1) Makes no sense
2) Doesn't make any sense unles they are watching security cameras and know where you are (aim at a hacked glowie yes but I'm three corridors away now)
3) This removes a tactical advantage which isn't realistic especially when combined with 2).

The Praet difficulty does seem higher than 'normal settings'. I'm not the best player but I'm not the worst. If you guys can handle a harder difficulty then sure; ramp up the difficulty slider. But for those of us who can't you're raising the MINIMUM. I love this game because any AT can solo. Or could. The move seems to be cramming in ambushes which don't add to the atmosphere or content but kill anything not tank/brute/scrapper/stalker.

Again, absolutely right. Ambush farms in AE on a decked out 50; great. On a low level squishy; not so much. Ambushes used to stop at three waves, not targetted on you personally. Now they seem to be almost continuous on some missions and running and hiding isn't an option.

I take it you solo a fair bit too? You're absolutely right. I don't care exactly what is done to ambushes to make them more solo/squishy-AT-friendly and thanks to those here who are at least coming up with ideas. I'd just like to maintain the original balance of any AT can solo which from which we seem to be moving away.

Fine! Great idea. Allows for flexibility. Awesome.

Not inside a mission, no. And not if they are targetted on YOU not your location. If they are, running doesn't help.

I mainly play redside. For the past three years, I've been handling ambushes, using insps and yes I scrap on stalkers. However, I feel that the ambushes used in Praet and moving into CoV/CoH are over-the-top. It's like the Devs are assuming everyone is running setted-out 50s. Let's not think of a challenge (the way Trapdoor WAS) but let's shove a continuous stream of ambushes at people. It's lazy content which penalizes solo'ers and those who aren't running tougher AT's (in my view).

Yes I like a challenge; that's why my main runs at +4 x8 but she's 50, setted and Alpha'd. My little lowbies using TO's would like a break! That isn't asking for simple simon games, it's asking for content appropriate to them.

Because people are dumb and don't read. Even if I type "No thanks" in the search term, people still send tells. Here's a few reasons why I'm in almost perma hide from searches and sometimes from my globals (friends and channels):
- In costume creator (can't see what you're typing)
- Base editing
- Marketing a lot (EG enhancing a new char and don't want to lose track)
- Alting a lot ("ack a tell who was that from at log off in 1 sec")
- AFKing a lot
- Just not feeling sociable
- Don't want to be distracted (EG Master run)

I sincerely hope they don't announce them on April 1st.

"WST: Old Posi"

Entirely possible.

Ah yes, that would be annoying for soloists. I TF quite a bit and have that many on at least two or three characters so I tend to be more bothered about spending the inf than the merits.

Actually my degree is in law; I just find it hard to take someone seriously if they make silly errors like that. Same way I'd avoid a team invite from a "u want 2 team" type of l337-speaker. I'm old, I know. See my reply to TankShock above.

At the risk of being on topic ... I am pretty lazy and I won't grind but at least the A merits give me the option of getting a Glads 3%. Before they were introduced the only way I'd get that is if I got VERY VERY lucky when stabbing an alt for the PvP badges. So yes they are expensive but I could do it if I wanted. Solo would slower than using a combination of merit conversion and tips but it is still possible.

And I'm sorry but this drives me mildly insane: it's "ridiculouos" not "rediculous".