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Quote:Exactly.Originally Posted by LISAR
If you aren't going to read the tutorial messages or the red exclamation point messages to learn what is going on how will a message in the mission telling you it's solo going to help?
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Quote:Working as intended. The same thing happens in the rest of the game when you out level story arcs. That's why we can turn off exp thru Options. It gives those of us who aren't in a mad dash to the level cap a chance to enjoy the content.Originally Posted by Navurp
So I'm level 11, I just finished the Crusader missions for Splice. She tells me Jackhammer or what'shisname might have a job for me... Only this time there's no "Be introduced to new contact" button for me to click on.
I talk to her, again and again, nothing comes up. I try talking to the guy, he tells me he hasn't seen my face around before and that I should scurry back to Splice.
Is this because I'm already too high level for his missions? I've noticed before that if I level up too much and don't contact Calvin Scott right away I can't access the missions in Nova Praetoria anymore since he's already recommending I go to Imperial City.
Is this intended? It feels like I'm missing out on a big part of the story of Praetoria by not being able to do these earlier missions. Levelling up has become a scary thing for me just for this reason.
I mean sure, I've already done his missions on a different character so I know what's supposed to happen, but that's no excuse for other players who might not be aware of the fact that they missed out on a lot of cool stuff.
And I'm not even going to mention the rate at which you level when teaming with other players, which is the main reason I'm already level 11. If teaming with others is a no-go because you won't be able to do your own missions then...
It just seems broken to me, perhaps unintended even. Maybe someone could shed some light on this.
Just click on Options then scroll down the first tab that appears in the pop up window. There's a long list of things you can turn on and off. Look for earn xp and set it to disable. Then when you are done enjoying the story you can turn xp back on. -
Quote:If the kids who watch Sesame Street have any idea who either of those two are then the blame lies with their parents not a tv show.Originally Posted by Rock_Crag
True. I mean, it's not like it's Jenna Jameson or Ron Jeremy we're talkin about here.
Ke$ha is the one that would offend me. Perry isn't even a blip on my radar. -
Quote:I'm sorry but you are wrong. The tutorial is actually very well thought out.Originally Posted by Stealth_Bomber
I guess I'd have to say "working as intended" = "not well thought out" in this case.
Again you are wrong. Praetoria is the only part of the game that has morality missions that must be soloed. Therefore the tutorial is the perfect place to introduce players to those types of missions. Morality missions are at the core of what Praetoria is all about. It was the feature that was most hyped.Quote:I would argue that the Praetoria tutorial should be exactly like the Hero and Villain side ones, i.e. to show players the basic mechanics of the game.
Not relevent. New players cannot create heroes and villains and so cannot go thru their tutorials until after they have gone thru Praetoria. At that point the ability to team in the tutorial is moot.Quote:You can team in both of those tutorials.
Right. It's far better to leave them wondering, "WTF? This should have been mentioned in the tutorial!" when they discover they can't create a team to do a morality mission after they enter Praetoria.Quote:Morality choices, picking sides, etc. are all well and good, but too much to add to a part of the game that for some players is on the level of "how do I turn left again"? 
No it doesn't. It's the best tutorial of the three they have put out.Quote:The Praetorian tutorial needs a redesign, one that does not preclude teaming.
Do not presume to speak for everyone that plays MMO's. They do not all blindly assume that teaming is a part of the design. I know I never have. Over the years I have learned that a significant portion of every MMO's player base prefer to solo. They play the games not for the teaming but because they enjoy the genre of the game.Quote:Because when people see "massively multiplayer" in the description they assume teaming is part of the design. -
Quote:Was Joy Buzzer taken?Originally Posted by Cade Lawson
Without reading all the replies, I propose, based on the initial concept description, an Electric stalker, dressed like a harlequin, named "Gigglewatts".
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Quote:The devs are kind of screwed when it comes to disseminating information. If they don't say anything they get accused of not caring, and when they do drop hints, it's too early and people imagine and speculate what we'll get then are disappointed when the reality doesn't live up to what they fantasized we'd be getting. Furthermore the devs still get accused of not caring because some group didn't get their pet desires fulfilled.Originally Posted by Lolblaws
Sometimes I'm torn with their information delivery techniques. I like hearing what they have planned, but they always seem to announce it too early because the actual execution is way way down the road.
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MOON BASE
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Quote:That's as amazing as the guy that built a lifesize Dalek out of matchsticks.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
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Quote:Oh yeah I can just see the awesome now.Originally Posted by Agonus
Ahdunno, zombie Transformers?
Unlike Kirkman who sent logic screaming out the window for the Marvel Zombies series, I have a little more faith in Abnet and Lanning. The story is so utterly left field it just might be the most awesome comic ever released in January 2011.
Optimus Prime slowly staggering down the street moaning "Sparkplugs . . . Sparkplugs" -
Quote:I was being facetious Tyger. Note my use of the silly face emote.Originally Posted by Tyger42
The general idea people asking for it are going for are point-blank fancy shots thrown in with some actual punches and kicks.
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Quote:We can't have these things because you made God cry. Thanks for ruining it for everyone.Originally Posted by whaleboy
I LOVE the game and it is NOT a rant , just built up questions over time. I'm sure some of them have been asked before'
Why can't Assault Rifle get any love ?
First no color and now no new animation !
Why can't we get a choice of types of shot fx ? Not all supes with guns use bullets ! Why can't we get a choice of bullet fx or laser fx or plasma fx ? And what about a sound option for ARs ? I could live with the fx but at least give us the option for a laser/energy type weapon sound. Nothing is worse than trying to get into your sci-fi/hi-tech/ advanced toon than always having to hear BOOM BOOM BOOM going off.
Or why can't say an energy blaster be able to pick a gun model instead of it coming from his body as a short term fix ?
Why are we punished for wanting a base ?
So since the super leader option alot of people are afraid to invite new people and have started kicking people from SGs in these troubled economic times in case they have to miss a month or 2 and live in fear of a coup of a group they have built up over the years.
Smaller groups mean a lot less prestige [ and those poor souls who really want a small batman-esque type batcave/SG ] so it will take FOREVER to build anything at the current prices. The sick bay tel. addition needs a BAZILLION HPs to be able to acquire for only a small gain .
Base Teleporters..... So we scrimp and save and spend all our influence to buy prestige to build a second teleporter room [ becasue for some reason teleporters can't support 4 beacons ] BUT if you have to move your base around to accomodate the new room and you have to delete your current teleport room you have to sell your teleporters because YOU CAN"T set them anywhere temporarily outside a teleport room forcing you to spend more money to build the teleporters again. WHY can't we set room specific items in other rooms,making them nonfunctional of course? That alone would allow many more options for base decorating.
Why only straw and bloody medical beds ? It just goes on and on.
And why still only Tech and Arcane ? There are hundreds and thousands of terrain,interiors,set pieces in the game and we only get 2 sets ? Why ? Does it really break the game if I use the Liongbow base items in my base so it doesn't look new when I go into Longbow bases in a mission ? -
Quote:You pretty much nailed the question everyone with two brain cells asks when this gets brought up.Originally Posted by Angelxman81
I must be reading another forums, but martial arts as blaster secondary is been resquested A LOT lately, specially since players saw Maelstrom using some martial attacks with dual pistols. It looks great.
Pistol melee for scrappers? What is that, hitting mobs in the head with a gun?
Just curious...
"If I have a gun why am I hitting you with it?"
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Quote:I can't say as I've seen it (specifically MA, not blappers in general) very often if at all in the suggestions forum. If it gets discussed in the Blaster forums then no I've never seen it because I don't go into the individual archetype forums.Originally Posted by Angelxman81
Well, I cant not get irony while reading so I dont know if you kidding me or something... But that is requested a lot as blaster secondary, in suggestions theme you can find threads about it, and also in the threads about proliferation.
People asking for some kind of combat manipulation set, mixing some attacks from martial arts or even ninjitsu. I think it would be awesome for dual pistols, archery, riffle and fills the lack of blaster secondaries for human characters concepts.
Blasters need more secondaries, 10 primaries vs 6 secondaries seems a bit unbalanced for me but thats another matter.
So it's not ironic it's just that it's discussed in places I don't participate in. So I can believe Tyger and others may not have heard of it either. -
Quote:/e CarpslapOriginally Posted by Wayfarer
You forgot sparkly.
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Quote:Oh I understand, I was just illustrating that this could be one of those things they haven't done not because it's impossible but because it didn't fit their image of what GR was supposed to be.Originally Posted by Czar_Bal
But all Prae's can do each others missions so call all of them "Praetorian."
Then you could easily do "Praetorian, Villian, Rogue, Hero, Vigiliante"
I would love to add it to my SG/channel keybinds so that everyone knows exactly what side I am playing.
It's also possible they felt it wasn't needed because there are no SG's in Praetoria at this time, and because Loyalists and Resistance members aren't restricted from teaming with each other. It also means that if players do form groups for RP reasons they won't automatically know if they have a traitor in their midsts.
Then there's also the possibility that it was simply something that fell thru the cracks and was overlooked because they had so many other things to get done in time for the launch of GR. -
Quote:Don't forget that the Inf cap of 50,000 stymied their ability to use trials as mules to transfer their "illegal" funds.Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
They do a good job at keeping RMT to a minimum because of measures like that. Spammers used to send tells from trials. That got blocked. Then they sent mail. That got blocked. Now they are pretty much reduced to running around Atlas talking in local in Wentworth's (yes this happens).
Removing the barrier just means they'd come back and start up again.
Stopping them from joining SG's stopped their ability to loot base storage where security was lax.
The level cap stopped them from creating a bunch of characters on them and power leveling them up to 50 and then selling the trial accounts login and passwords on their websites.
And the lockout on the AE has prevented them from using the AE to create farms they can exploit. -
Quote:Personally I agree with you 110% but I've gotten tired of arguing otherwise with people in other threads after all these years.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
I usually don't like splitting hairs, but CoV wasn't an expansion, it was a GAME.
GR is explicitly an expansion, and has an appropriate level of content.
CoV *could* be used as an expansion of CoH, but it was also playable as a stand-alone game, which is what many of us did with it before they 'merged' the two.
And as you note CoV shipped with a 'game' price tag. -
Quote:Actually leveling too fast does drive players away. We went thru this when the AE went live. People used it to rush to level 50 then b**** and moaned that they were bored and there was nothing to do in the game. Then they cancelled/didn't renew their subs.Originally Posted by DarkMaster
LOL! The "solution" would definitely not drive customers away lol! How does a "vet" recieving a slight bonus for being dedicated and involved to a game for over 6 years affect a new player who has only just picked up the game? It doesn't, and in no way should the new player ever feel "left out."
If a 6 year vet is bored leveling faster won't relieve his boredom. What he needs is new content.
Another thing to remember is that 10% is NOT a slight bonus and it sure as heck will piss off newer players. We constantly get posts made by people ticked off that they have to wait for their favorite vet reward. The game is unfair because they can't get all the rewards by just paying in advance. -
Quote:I was actually thinking it would be less than 1%. if it got implemented at all.Originally Posted by Chyll
The concept is actually pretty solid.
I think 10% is probably tipping the scales a bit much, however.
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That would be because in Praetoria your faction is a secret. People that go around announcing they belong to the Resistance get taken away by the police. So everyone claims to be a Loyalist.
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As others have pointed out nothing is broken, and it's all working as intended.
The reason the mission in the tutorial is a solo morality mission is because that is what GR is about. Making choices that affect your character and determine if he will be good or evil. It would be stupid to put that in the game and not show people what to expect in the tutorial.
Experienced players that go on morality missions outside of Praetoria aren't required to solo morality missions because they already chose a faction when they created their characters and if they decide to switch sides they only have one way to go. Also outside of Praetoria changing factions takes a lot longer. In Praetoria a character can choose to be a Loyalist in the tutorial and then when he gets his next morality mission he can switch over to the Resistance or vice versa. -
Quote:I think we're Nature's big version of a virus, or a cancer. Yeah a planetary cancer waiting to grow large enough so it can burst forth and spread across the universe.Originally Posted by Schismatrix
News flash: Humans are as much a part of nature as any other organism out there. (Setting aside for the moment that the majority of living cells in a human being contain no human DNA, tiny little ecosystems that our bodies are.) Of course that doesn't mean that human presence and population is always a good thing. Much like the out of control algal blooms that cause red tide, unchecked human population growth can cause widespread damage. It's a really odd sort of arrogance to assume that humans are something completely separate and distinct from the rest of nature.
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Quote:No no noOriginally Posted by Judas_Ace
Since it's highly unlikely that any incarnation of WW will be a huge ratings winner, the only place this is likely to end up is the CW. Which means that there's no way it would be about an adult, mature amazon princess. Instead, we'll get a 16 - 19 year old waif who spends her time mooning over boys in between stopping the villain of the week. The boy she spends the most time mooning over will most likely be one of those villains. This show will be set in a typical midwestern High School.
Likely candidates for Wonder Woman:
Taylor Swift
Kristen Stewart
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Dakota Fanning
Likely candidates for Steve Trevor:
Anyone who looks like Robert Pattinson.
It will be retconned so that WW will be played by a gay teenage boy who hasn't come to terms with his sexuality and he dresses up as a woman to fight crime. He'll also be the most popular boy in school and have all the girls mooning over him while he secretly fantasizes about getting pinned by the wrestling team. -
Quote:As long as the episode isn't dedicated to Britney Spears music. Although a dramatic reading of Britney's lyrics by Kirk would be almost as funny as Christopher Walken reading Lady Gaga lyrics.Originally Posted by starphoenix
The possibility of doing a true multiverse crossover is hard to do based on copyright laws. Theoretically, you could have Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Glee appearing in the same story. Would be an interesting episode to watch.
Kirk - "Oops! . . . I . . . diditagain." -
Quote:Turn off your exp before you out-level the story arcs. Problem solved.Originally Posted by American_Angel
I wish to finish my contacts first. I want the merits and badges. There's no good reason not to have a field analyst in at least one of the zones.