Casual_Player

Every 3 months or so I'll get an urge to try something different in the game, and I miss being able to hop into a PvP zone and run around like a lunatic.

If these posts (including the "I killed Zwill" thread) do something to make that possible again, I say more power to 'em.

That's why you have to check the sig down below.

And it's now been 7 and a half years, not six. Last month I finally finished the last story arc in the game I hadn't seen (notwithstanding AE and Issue 22), so I'm getting crotchety about new stuff being new and not reminiscent of things we've already got.

I'm clinging barely to my tried-and-true schedule of 'play slower than the devs make new stuff'. Barely. I've now caught up with the current content being the only stuff I haven't done. And while I like the game a lot (having been subscribed for 7 years+) I know that if I tried to play more I would burn out and end up dropping it.

There are only so many times you can cruise around the Monopoly board before you get tired of playing Monopoly. And frankly, playing the Iron instead of the Race Car doesn't impact the journey that much.

I've gotten to the point where I want my token to be noticeably different. I want my Race Car to make zoom noises while the Iron gives off steam. I don't want my Dog to blink in the same way the Shoe and the Hat do, because that just doesn't cut it any more.

So I'll be giving the Staff a miss. I traded in points for Street Justice in January and it's function is just too similar to Dual Blades for me to go for yet *another* set in the same vein. (Especially now with the same mechanic added for all stalkers- thank you Bosstone for reminding me)

I admit my snark was a bit heavy. Psychic Melee sounds like it could be interesting. I quite like Time Manipulation and Darkness Control, even though I haven't gotten either set past level 22. But look at Bosstone's list again. In my opinion, there have just been too many sets released with the "build points towards an effect" mechanic in the last year.

I'm glad some people are happy this set is coming out, but I'm not going to support the powers design team falling into a rut just when I need them to step up their game, creatively.

<----- Check that name over there again.

No. No, I'm not on Beta. Beta is for the die-hard fans and people with more time on their hands than I have. There have been some summers when I've had some extra time to spare to help the devs hone their game, but certainly no time in the last 9 months.

I read the Intrepid Informer account of the powerset, I've watched the Dream Doctor fight with his staff, and I've seen the early vids on YouTube. That's been more than enough info to tell me this powerset looks and feels like a cheap clone of Titan Weapons and/or Street Justice, which were cheap clones of Double Bladed Weapons.

With all the player hype building for this set, you'd think it was the second coming. But it's doing nothing for me. And I'm prettttty sure anything I'm missing from the "total view of the set" is not on Beta but is rather in the minds of folks who want Staves NAO!

But please... feel free to tell me about the "1/2 what the set is about" that I've missed. Sound effects? The chance to roleplay some old DnD character? The inability to pair it with Shield Defense? What obtuse bit of marvelousness am I possibly missing?

Yes, I agree.

They should.

Glad to see you coming around to this side of the argument.

I get a '502 bad gateway' error message on that page. Do we need a password or something?

This.

The Paragon Market is just another mini-game within the greater whole. I've got over 1600 points banked and can trade them in for anything I decide I want. The problem is finding the things I want.

Welcome back, and welcome to Infinity!

Translation: I don't want to be called out on whining about 'paying' for new powersets, so I'm going to post in this passive aggressive fashion and hope someone else whines for me.

Thread Response: Not what you were looking for, was it bunky?

Another thing that occurred to me while compiling this: How awesome would it be to be able to earn these rewards in game? I know you sort-of-can with the AE story arcs already, but I would play the living heck out of a Character Rename Trial, or a Bonus Character Slot Task Force. Maybe set up 3 maximum runs, like the way the Respec trials are built? I dunno.

But if it's good for the game to give people the chance to trade money for time sinks, I think it would also be good for the game to offer time-sinks in place of money grabs.

You need to check the Mac forum more often

It's buggy, but functional!

It's because the SKY IS FALLING!

The Iron Sky, that is!

/wheeee, less than a month to go!

Ah, you can ignore that PM from me, then. Thanks for the public reply, Zwill.

Zombie Man's post sums up my thoughts well on this, but I would not be too surprised to see BrandX's logic chain win out.

Don't mean to threadjack, but I haven't been paying too much attention to beta lately.

I've read the info on converters up on Paragon Wiki, but I'm not clear on one thing: do you get to choose the set and individual IO you convert your enhancement into? Or do you get a random one from the set you want?