Cende

I have a few bases I'm either the primary architect for, or one of the primaries for. I'd rather not have them completely nuked out of hand, even with warning; however, none of them would be difficult to reproduce. Well, ok, one of them would be a slight challenge to reproduce, but a better system would make it one heck of a lot easier, so I'm up for that challenge.

However, because of the layouts of those bases, I'd like to be able to run back and forth between the two and see what I'm working from while I'm creating the new one. I'd like the option of nuking the old on my own timetable. This gives me the chance to bring over any stored salvage, insps, and enh as well - which I have remarkably little of, really, in the bases I deal with, but there is some. It also encourages me to get rid of a lot of the stored stuff instead of moving it around.

I'd prefer the option where they turn off all editing (except delete) of the old bases and only permit new bases to be worked on. If they allowed the two bases to run side-by-side, I'd expect an expiration date to be put in - once you start up the new base, you have x days (probably 60, based on the g-mail and old Auction House timers) from the time the new base is started before the old base is completely deleted, all remaining salvage, enh, and insps are lost, and invested prestige is returned to you. Yeah, that's harsh - but the first thing I'd do anyway is toss most of that in safe storage (vault, Auction House, or even new storage in the base, hassle as it is to juggle around).

I am sympathetic to the people who have large, complex bases that they've poured sweat and tears (and no shortage of swear words) into, and I don't want them to lose those - and I've had one of those. I understand. However, I think that the base system is one of those things that needs to be completely ripped out and restarted, because it simply cannot be expanded, or even well maintained, as it is now. The consideration that has been given to bases thus far has tried to give us largely what we wanted; now they have to* give us what we need.

And its gonna suck at first, while we all scramble to rebuild. But then it'll be better.

* Where "have to" is defined as they don't actually have to do anything, but if they're going to do a darn thing of any real size related to the base system, it's going to be related to what needs to be done, not what we'd dearly likely to see, which is all of our hard work maintained and the base system fixed with a magic wand at the same time.

I have downloaded it for my iPad just to show support.

I have an Ice/Emp controller who uses the temp powers quite a lot - those are her main offensive weapons (aside from throwing other players at the bad guys). I would, however ADORE having the temp powers STACK properly (I really like Steelclaw's ideas above, honestly). It would make it much easier for me to use them.

I was finally able to get the interview on my iPad. Apparently, my computer doesn't like that site.

Congratulations to you both.

The condolences and wishes of my family to you and yours.

Oh, yay. That's the end of Spring Break. I might actually have found my brain by then.

I honestly, truly wish I could argue with you. I really wish I could. I'd love to defend - well, any of them, really.

I wish.

I've given up on the writing team.

Strangely enough, I get two of everything.

ETA: I used to have a forward list, where I'd forward these announcements to people who were interested in getting them and didn't, for whatever reason. It got nuked when my mailbox got destroyed in my last system upgrade. I'd be happy to restart that service.

I am actively enjoying this story.