GavinRuneblade

This is not true. Diminishing returns is based on your actual level and the level you exemp to. The level of the IO does not matter. Also very small bonuses might not get reduced so double and triple IOs can work at full value down quite low. A level 50 Quad works at full value all the way down to level 21 for example.

Never underestimate dumb luck. I made my first billion when someone overpaid by a factor of 10 for a 75m recipe: 888,888,888inf.

I love dumb luck. In fact I love dumb luck so much that I did try proposing one time, but she swallowed the ring. I'm still not sure if that's a yes or a no.

This is only partly true. If no mission is set for a team, any team member can enter a mission map. This will set that mission as active for the team.

I've never been sure if this is intended or a bug, but it works.

Something I've found that's really helpful is to use the second build option for this. I have my "levelling" build and by the time I hit 50 it is usually "useable" at any exemplared level because that's what I had while I was there the first time. It usually has been frankenslotted with a mix of what dropped and cheap market buys.

Then I create a second build at 50, either specifically for groups or soloing based on the character and with the specific sets, etc, that I want. This starts out empty, but I still have my original build to use while I get it filled in. Once it is finished, if I want, I can burn a respec to "fix" the original build.

I've found this method to be very painless and very, very affordable.

You can't get bonuses that high from SOs alone, and even if you did use SOs when you exemp to 21 if you had 98% damage at 50, it would drop to under 30% at 21. The frankenslotted build above will have 93.5% at 50 and 93.5% at 21.

Again, the take home message: Don't waste your time or your inf on SOs. Ever. At any level. Unless they drop and you have an open slot.

But your mileage may vary.

Edit: Go to the table of enhancement bonuses and look at how high the HO's rank. They are very, very good when you can use both/all of the bonuses.

The more people who think like you the less valuable the investment will be. The more who think like Ethric, the more valuable the investment will be. I try to get at least one leadership power on almost every character for this exact reason. Sure I mostly solo, but in teams, it makes a difference.

And I have been on a team with 5 people running multiple leadership powers. It is very nice.

Can you post your build?

Is the only advantage to fit in the Steadfast at the cost of 1 extra slot?

Somewhere I saw Castle or Posi quoted as talking about the PvP recipes selling at inf cap as a problem because they imagined the 2billion to be the most anyone would need. My Search-Fu is Search-#$%^ so I'm useless trying to find the reference for ya.

On the ideas, of new temp powers, #1 generally a good idea, but really don't link everything to Wentworths.

Sell the walki talki power from detectives/brokers for example. For detectives it could be purchasable broadcast rights on their frequencies so you don't just listen you talk. On the broker side it could be buying a person's private cell number, which they change after you harass enough people (limited use) so you have to go back and buy it again and again.

on the recipe level adjustment based on merit cost, I'd recommend it be exponential based on the number of levels you move the recipe. Too many recipes cost the same or only have a small jump across levels. You want people to pay if they move from 48 to 47 even though the recipes are the same merit cost at both 47 and 48. Small increments that get bigger and bigger and bigger. Going from 50 to 1 might be possible, but ludicrously expensive. And I would really like to have the ability to drop levels as low as 4 so I can take some of the cooler IOs into ANY mission. Including flashingback to outbreak or some funky AE stories.

On the costume items, for a start, just stop having the things always be level 1. Right now they could change it so all costume recipes are level 15. It's a tiny change to any single character, but a bid difference overall the crafting. If it is not too much code trouble, make the new ones a variety of levels, even some at 50 where it will cost over 400k to craft them. It's totally viable for most players to pay one time. But at least bump up the ones that are dropping right now.

AHA, thank you!

Not sure I really call that a fix.

That is brilliant. And it could be a small variation off of animations they already have (flex, build up, howl, etc lots of options to start from).

Actually, IO Triples equal the value of SOs starting at level 17. and quads even sooner (though there are very few quads and triples that low I admit).

And, while people are bringing up the 100k cost of a luck charm, I will point out that crafted generic Accuracy IOs can be bought as cheap as 50k. Something to remember is most of us casuals, and nearly all newbs will look for the enhancement first and the recipe/ingredients second.

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