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The whole point of having a level restricted zone is so that all of the new exploration-oriented players don't log into the game the first day, get mentored by a level 50 friend, tour all the zones and then say, "bored now".

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I don't say this often, but if that's the attitude they log in with... I wouldn't miss them.

Why not buy a 3D land rendering program and make their own landscapes to oogle if that's the only motivation to play CoH?

Huh.

Glad I got to 50 before that then.

There's a red name I haven't seen in awhile. That avatar needs to be updated though. War Witch got a haircut in last month's comic.

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I just don't get it, PPL are paying for a MMORPG and want to solo the entire game. It's just plain nonsense.

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A lot of people are paying for consistant and reliable updates to make the game more enjoyable, not to deal with others and their various mental handicaps. Being able to interact with others players in real time is fun, but the basic game would still be there and fun without it.

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Yes, but you can do that with any challenge in the game

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Not true. If you call in higher level help in every battle you don't get any XP. For the AV's though, where the battle is impossible solo and the reward minimal, there's no reason not to trivialize the battle.

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Where was this touted then? (not being critical, just curious)

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A lot of game mags and articles mentioned the fact that when this game was released, solo play was included as a way to level. It was touted because a lot of players were sick of the forced selection of classes and required teaming of other MMORPG games. It seems now however that this feature which made this game as fun in a way similar to Diablo and it's sequel was not actually part of the original 'vision' of the devs. That's why many people are annoyed with forced teaming that is beginning to be implimented.

I don't think it was ever promised, but it was an integral feature in making the game fun and played a major role in selling it to many gamers.

What the original poster was trying to say is that Archvillains can be made trivial no matter how many powers they get or how hard the players are nerfed. Putting them in single person missions not only becomes frustrating for most players who like soloing, but to those who have the resources of having higher level friends, the fight can easily be made trivial.

Just the other day my friend, a level 17 tank came across his first Archvillain, Dr. Vahzilok. He could have gotten a full team to take the guy out, but that would've taken around an hour to find the specific people needed in the battle, and there's no guarantee that half of them wouldn't be idiots or want to try to take the team off on their own. What did Mr. Level-17 do? He called me up, with my level 50. One shot and Dr. Vahz goes down, and the guy can go on with getting more missions. After all it's not like he's losing a ton of XP by skipping the AV fight. At most he might get a DO, but I already bought him all the DO's he'll need until level 22.

Putting AV's in single player missions is giving certain players with the right connections an unfair advantage while making an unessesarily difficult hassle blocking others from playing single player (forcing people to team is a no-no). AV's are fun for a team to take on, but do not belong in single player missions where their combinations of powers make it often impossible for a single player to complete their mission.

Gaffer, take all the time you need to get it working right.

Do not put me through "We're releasing the patch when we said, even though it's going to crash the entire game. Cya after the weekend!" ala Anarchy Online.

If you can't wait, here's an idea, GO PLAY ON TEST. They need more people there anyway.

The question should be, "Why is a butt-kissing thread any better than a 'I hate all the devs and I'm quitting' thread?"

The answer is, it isn't. It's just as pointless. Besides, you're going to have to shove quite a few people out of the way if you want to suck up to CuppaJo.

5 inf says she locks this thread.