Dispari

Sorry Venture, those shoulderpads clip. We're going to have to revoke all the costume parts.

I already bought the pack because I wanted the shoulders for one alt and the belt for another. I was putting around wondering if I'd get any use out of the skirt. What you made here gives me new hope for the parts. I like the look!

I'm sure the reason you guys do this is because it's a "you can't win" scenario, from a certain viewpoint. If you create costume parts that clip people will complain about how they clip. So you strive to make parts that won't clip. I don't see this as taking the right path.

The thing is, tons of parts already clip, and every new part you add just means more chance for clipping. You're going to reach a point where you can't add any new parts if there's a rule on not clipping, because some sort of jutting chest part or shoulderpad or wacky belt is going to be in the way all the time. You know those barbarian parts you just added? The boots clip with most skirts. So what's the difference?

If you really want to make this a rule, you need to only look at two major things. One, the part doesn't clip with itself or the model it's on (some of the victorian parts did this and they were fixed). Two, the part doesn't clip with other pieces from the same set. Other than that? It doesn't matter if it clips. Bolero clips with a ton of things. So does the high collar cape. So do the fancy skirts and big boots.

Your reasoning doesn't really make sense. You're saving us from inflicting pain upon ourselves? You're preventing clipping so we don't make costumes that clip and then dislike it? This is like removing the Incarnate system so we don't make bad choices. Why can't we be allowed to make those decisions ourselves? If we create costumes that clip, don't you think we'll just not use those parts together? Or if we do, not care that they clip (as some posters have already shown examples of in this thread -- I have a toon with some intentional clipping myself).

Let the players have that freedom. So what if they clip? If parts clip, players are either going to deal with it or use different parts. The alternative of not giving us that part is all is the wrong decision.

You can earn at least four (or is it seven?) of them even before you count the freespecs they give out just about every issue now, and vet ones. How many do you need?

You and me both. I'll buy it and start playing it right away.

Marketing gets two stabs.

Mostly for me that includes costumes and new powersets.

Where's StJ?!

What, you don't want to pay 800 points to get an item that has the potential to give you another item that is 1/10th of a single costume part... maybe?

Probably the long downtime announcements where they announced they're installing the new servers.

Outside of Guild Wars which lets you fiddle outside of missions as much as you like (worth noting it wasn't always like that though), the other MMOs I've played are severely restricted or just don't allow it at all.

Ragnarok Online was basically the worst. There was no form of respec or do-over of any kind whatsoever for years and years. If you misclicked or didn't look up an out-of-game skill prerequisite reference sheet (the game itself gave you no clues) you were stuck with it forever or just had to make a new character. And this is in a game with like 30 classes and like 250+ stat point assignments and 100+ skill point assignments per character.

These days I think they allow you to redo your skills or a small chunk of stats at a time (20 of the 250 at a time), but only for real money and with a time limit or something. So I guess it could be worse: you could have to pay real money to respec.

They haven't been free for a long time. I actually quit the game a few issues ago because I was tired of having to pay for every new costume part.

In this state, they're kind of free. You get 400 points per month and as long as the prices stay as they are you can afford a new costume pack every month without having to actually pay more than you already are. Though the encroaching $1 per part thing could be a threat to that (looking at you, backpack and volcanic aura).

Though, I'll be bummed if I don't have enough points for StJ and/or TW.

Fatsos are the ones going to the drive through because they can't be arsed to deal with gravity for a few minutes. I always go inside because it's usually faster, and doesn't pollute the environment as much (in fact in some places they're trying to completely get rid of drive-throughs, because all those idling cars add a lot of pollution -- something I'm in favor of). Besides, if I'm going to eat a 900 calorie cheeseburger I may as well get 30 seconds of exercise. You can still get your food to-go.

What was this topic about again?

Going to agree with this. It would actually be more confusing and more intimidating for players to try and figure out what "role" each AT is, and then go sort through threads that are totally unrelated to the AT they're actually trying to look for, just to find information. Keep the ATs to each separate sub-forum.

Players still had to pay for tons of crap. At one point I had to pay for CoV, and then GR, and the many costume packs. I had to pay extra for the various release versions of the game to get all the bonuses and perks I wanted. You didn't have full access to the game unless you bought it.

Not much has changed. In fact you get more for free now than you ever did before.

I still feel it necessary to complain about overpriced items though.

Meh. I still focus my Necro/Dark more on the debuffs and mezzes than damage. She's the only char of mine so far I'm not going Reactive on. I also snagged Void, but going to go the debuff tree.

Ah, forgot about the overpriced powers.

The packs are now $5.00 (400 points) instead of $9.99. So unless there are $5.00 worth of emotes I don't think you're paying more.

I'm sure those people exist on some level, but I can't honestly say I know anyone who would take the time to put SOs on a character that low in level. You're just going to outlevel them as soon as you have exp turned on. There aren't that many low level arcs to make the effort worthwhile. And it's not like you even need them for level 5 arcs.

And... the new enhancements are better for low level characters anyway.

This is probably the strangest insult I've ever received here on the forums. I'll leave you to it if that's, uh, really what you're going to do. I still don't see what makes you incapable of slotting or deleting SOs as you go though. Unless your income relies on selling level 4 SOs. But you only get 5 per run anyway, and you easily have 5 open slots (less if you actually use them, and if you aren't using them then why do you care?)...

You could try slotting them... It's not like you get 10 at once.

Also if you're doing back-to-back trials you're going to outlevel them in about... 10 minutes.

I don't even bother slotting things (except the new enhancements) until levels 12, 17, and 22. Especially if I'm going to be zipping through levels anyway.

It's shockingly dull considering the price tag.

What will you ever do if you can't get those level 3 range TO drops?

Actually they sort of expire.

They have three effects: Damage, Recharge, and a proc. The damage and recharge are around a +1 or +2 DO in strength. Then you get a proc. But the proc stops working around level 21. By the time you get to 22 and can get SOs they stop being all that useful and I just eliminated them on my new chars by putting SOs on top of them.

They are however amazingly powerful and useful. For low level characters they let your actual powers do enough damage and recharge fast enough that you won't even bother with things like the Nemesis Staff. Which used to be the main power in my lowbie attack chain.