Fixxer

I personally would love to see the Dev team host a pvp party... each hero/villain dev.. forms a league and just have a lot of fun in RV. Spawn the AVs and let the madness begin. Etc etc...

And no.. I am not a big pvper.. I just think it would be a lot of fun

I am one of the NOW people..and will gladly "donate" extra money to have all the new shinies

I look at it as a way to keep the game I love so much running for even longer

Went to the movies today..cost me $20 for 2 hours of entertainment... I have no issue spending more money on something that has given me thousands of hours of entertainment the past 6 years

ROFL "healer"

My Empathy/Dark DEFENDER is no healer She CAN heal, but she mitigates damage more through buffs, debuffs, and damage....

LOL HEALER!

I have contracted to design/create bases on Freedom for a few years now. Like people have said before there is no standard for how much is to be paid.

Things to consider:
1. How large of a base is to be designed
2. How much detail is desired... minimalist...to massive
3. Is there a time frame? Do you want it done in one month? two month?
4. The skill level of the designer. This is obviously subjective and dependent on past creations as well as..
5. The theme... For example I charge more for tech themed bases than I do arcane because I am more comfortable and feel more "free" designing in an arcane style.

I will not take a contract if asked when what they want they say "Make it look cool." Yeah that doesn't help me out in the slightest. I need to know if there is a theme to the SG...something you want specifically etc. If I am told to make it "look cool" inevitably my idea of "cool" is all of a sudden not what they wanted

I have never charged RL money to do a base. I do charge INF though because the time I am spending completing your base is time I am not playing the game. Unfortunately there is no standard; some people combine inf with other services/items. One base I did was a 2 billion inf contract with a PVP Gladiator proc as payment. One base I did was 1 billion and a PL to 50 for a toon. Some designers only charge 300-500 million but may take 3 months to finish the job. So yes there are many things to consider

My advice... know what it is you want. Interview and have an open dialogue with the designer before anything is set in stone.

I found nothing wrong with Bellator's post...

I have seen MUCH worse on this forum between MANY "experienced" posters.....
He didn't use profanity.. etc etc....

You want to act a fool in public in game... Call people liars/incompetent etc etc... just like the saying goes:

Don't let your mouth get you into something your a** can't handle.

I can change my set bonuses on a whim...but those show up

I agree they need to go back to how it was when Incarnates were FIRST introduced and they were in your INFO.... granted there was a bug that didn't allow set bonuses to show...but come on....

Incarnates are basically accolades...and powers.... they should show up

Prays Issue 20.5 or Issue 21 brings us something a TEAM can do. I am not into this league thing whatsoever. As of today 17 attempts at the new trials (10 BAF and 7 Lambda)...all failed. Sigh.

(just had a crazily saddening thought.... what if the next slots have yet ANOTHER currency so those who "hoard" threads can't jump into the 6,7,8,9, and 10th incarnate abilities)...oy!

Yeah Good Luck with that. It's not the INFO I am lacking it is players who can follow directions, players who don't quit after one death, and in general IQ. This new stuff is overly complicated for most players. I am seriously thinking of leaving CoH. This type of grind and tediousness is just not fun. 6 hours 14 trials.. 9 Lambdas...5 BAF...not one even REMOTELY successful and in 6 hours.. 21 threads........................................... ......

Here are the things that I believe will get more people using bases:

1. Add a tailor option
2. Add a WW/BM terminal..
3. Add something similar to what is in RWZ (The dummies you can test your powers on)
4. Add communication tools... a chalkboard that messages can be left on.
5. Add a SG calendar option... like a clickable desk where SGs can organize events etc
6. Add personal rooms that can be assigned to a global handle that has base editing capabilities/privileges.
7. Add some of the thousands of pieces of map items we see in missions.
8. Add a merit vendor
9. Create 1-4 more SG TFs that require a mission computer.
10. Add the ability to send off-line invites via email...more people would probably start their own personal SGs this way.
11. Reduce the prestige/inf penalty even more.
12. Have the SG costume available at the base tailor so it is a simple one click/load like we can do with our personal costumes.
13. Make a SG Accolade (ala atlas medallion/freedom phalanx reserve).... complete a SG TF (or two) and spend x amount of time in SG mode..or something similar for the requirements.
14. Add personal SG badges... "Earned x amount of prestige" "Took so much damage while in SG mode"... not SG badges.. personal badges.

And those are a few of my ideas

Fire/TA Corruptor. Oh what fun it is to make burning messes everywhere and watch the baddies melt away LOL

She is a great team and solo toon.

You can also buy the temporary jet pack in FBZ (Hero Side) and Grandville (Villain Side) for 10,000 influence. This power unlike the crafted one last for 2 hours of in game time. That is what I use on all my toons... cheaper to do that way than buy/craft the recipe.

In a frenzy to create my tier 4 on one of my fav toons.. I inadvertently created a THIRD spiritual boost.. UUGH!

8 shards and a common shard gone

Maybe play with better players? I have never done an MO where that was the case. The friends I do MO stuff with... we all fight..tanks, blasts, defenders etc etc. If I ever got on a MO run and they told me to doorsit... I would politely excuse myself form the TF. You either EARN the MO or you fail.... my 2 cents

The way I read your post was that because of the incarnate stuff you are not getting to spend as much time with your alts/lowbies that you would like to.... which is why I said:

That is your choice.

Why?

The badges are accomplishments because you accomplished something extra...
Assistant twice...
Backup... ten times..
Partner..50 times....

They are there to signify something more than just doing the WSFs more than once. To me they basically mean you are a gracious person who enjoys teaming despite not getting all the little perks associated with the WSF.

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There is no sense in upgrading any zones.I personally felt the whole upgrade to Faultline was a waste of resources.

If you want to do stuff in Boomtown.. grab some friends and go there

I would rather the devs focus on the future of the game rather than try to pretty up the older zones.

And I would like to have capes and auras on all my toons at lcl 1 but I have to wait to do BOTH missions at lvl 20 if I want them. So I grit my teeth and do it if I want it on that toon.

I would like to Katie Hannon TF on all of my toons oh.. wait.. I didn't run her arc in the appropriate level on all my toons. So sometimes I hang out in Croatoa and hope that someone will start one so I can get the badge and the hat.

7 of my 50's are tier 3 through running NORMAL every day content. No farming. No WSF. Just missions. And before you even try to say "You are a hardcore gamer." If 10-15 hours a week in game is hardcore gaming... then wow...because that is all I play.

Do I wish the next three slots were easier.. sure. Am I going to complain and complain and whine because I don't wanna do something to progress my toon. Nope. IF I run the new trials so be it. IF I get the next 3 Incarnate slots..so be it. I will continue to play my toons I like, level up toons I am interested in and IF it happens.. well yay for me. I liked my toons before all this Incarnate stuff and will like them until.. well I stop liking them or the game ends LOL! I could care less if someone sits behind their computer 12 hours a day grinding out to get their ultra rares on every incarnate slot.

I am comfortable in saying that the devs are smart enough to notice if not enough people are playing the new content...if not enough people are slotting their incarnates.. and a lot of people are constructively giving feedback AFTER this all goes live that if need be changes in drop rates etc will be made if needed.

I just think all this DOOM is ridiculously funny and after 6 years I guess should be expected whenever something changes in this game.

So your issue is you don't feel cool? Ahh I see.

That in no way is your... perception (sarcasm)

If you want all the bells and whistles you are going to have to make a choice of what you do in game just like everyone else does

If CONTENT is your issue there is a nice little thing in the game that will allow you to experience all the content you want by...disabling your xp.

Which is... your choice

Your hasten is basically perma with one siphon speed.

Just to nitpick I would take out the Generic Defense IO in weave and put the Defense IO from LOTG for the set bonus btw.

ANYONE can participate in the end game... the problem is people want the rewards NOW. It's exhausting to repeat this over and over.. your PERCEPTION of how fast you get rewards is your perception. your DESIRE to have it quicker... is a self inflicted frustration. How about adopting the attitude that you will play the game and enjoy your toons.. and when IT (It being incarnate rewards) happens..it happens.

And one more time: NO ONE is making you do incarnate stuff to enjoy your toons. If you have enjoyed them for the past 6+ years what has changed.. oh yeah.. your desire to be UBER/LEET/etc... Keeping up with the Jones' is always a frustrating race in ANYTHING you do in life (even in a casual game).

PLing to me is standing at the door during a repeated mish over and over. If you join my ITF and you think you are going to stand at the door you are sorely mistaken

And the WSF only gives the double end bonus once per toon (if that is your reference). That is the only difference between a WSF and any other TF. I know a lot of people who ran ITF after ITF to get from 35+ to 50 quicker. But those people also.. actively fight/kill/die etc....

Or maybe they realize that most players are not smart enough to switch from one primary to another without playing it...

Sonic Defender becoming a rad...
Stone Tanker becoming Dark
Illusion Controller becoming a Fire

etc
etc
etc
etc

No thanks I don't need a new NrG blaster who doesn't understand how to play his toon because he switched from Fire.

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So again this is your perception of keeping up with the Jones'.

If I want levels, shineys, etc... I have to earn them. I mean hello I would love all my toons to be 50 in less than a week, with at least 500 easily earned badges, and purple drops galore so I can twink my build out. But you know what... I have to grind for the badges, the influence, and sometimes it feels the xp.

Level "51" should not be easy to earn. It should be harder than any other level. It should take longer than 49-50.

And your perception that it is a must have on most/all of your toons is your perception. Many people still use SOs on their toons and are quite happy with those toons. Now me... I like sets set sets, but that is a criteria for completion I have set for myself on my toons...it is not required to go whoop booty.

The ONLY things requiring an Alpha slot are the two.. Incarnate TFs (Apex and Tin Mage).. and as I said before prerequisites for certain content in this game have a precedent.

Stop thinking you HAVE to get the new stuff NOW... and if you CHOOSE to try and get it on all your 50's that is a self-imposed burden you are placing on yourself. no one is forcing the incarnate content on you.... plain and simple.