Golden Girl
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Quote:Actually, it is a more solo-friendly option - the devs seem to be giving the lowest priroity to players who refuse to team, which is only natural, as not only are they a tiny minority, but the whole Incarnate system is based around team play.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Which is all that needed to be said and this whole mess would have been avoided. If I'd read the patch notes and seen, I'd have stopped to look what this "alt-friendly" option is, discovered what it took and been mildly bemused before moving on to the other things I actually cared about. However, when I read "solo" in there, my reaction was more: "Hold the phone! Solo option? Like, for real? I gotta' see this!" Only it turned out it's like Top Cat's free soda at 10 cents a bottle.
Seriously, if Marketing can avoid saying stupid things, we can avoid arguing about them on the forums, because no matter how stupid a thing shows up in official communication, SOMEONE will make it a point to defend it till the bitter end. Yet Marketing just couldn't resist, could they? Marketing, or whoever wrote that tripe.
It's not even the change I mind, personally. Tradable merits, whatever. It's what it was called that pisses me off, because it's a lie. -
Quote:I like the use of "admonishes" - it makes it sound like he's going to stand there and lecture usOriginally Posted by Eva Destruction
The official guide to the Keyes Reactor trial makes it sound like it has an opening cutscene too.
Or now that they have a skip feature, they might feel they can add more and longer onesQuote:Either way, it does mean that the devs have heard many players' dislike of being forced to sit through overly long cutscenes and hopefully will lead to fewer and shorter cutscenes in the future.
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Quote:You're welcome - I'm working on a 2nd one right now tooOriginally Posted by brynsul
Nice comic GG
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He showed up on Freedom server last night too
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Quote:Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
My branch, for which I am the sole IT employee, pushes out $2 million worth of product every month. You have a server? Wonderful. I've got a few more than that.Boys and their silly size contestsQuote:Originally Posted by TonyV
Do you really want to compare day job responsibilities? I'm pretty sure I have you beaten. $2 million is maybe one day's production at one of our smaller plants. My team is directly responsible for the vast majority of all of that equipment. I'm not exaggerating when I say that as I sit here typing this, there are literally over 2,700 Windows, AIX, Linux, Sun, Mainframe, and AS/400 servers within 200 feet of me in production service, and that I am watching monitoring tools that watch over literally billions--that's with a b--of software, services, and production activities.
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Quote:I think you'll need to run multiple Trials to unlock all the parts - I don't think you'd be able to unlock the entire set of armor from the merits you get from just one Trial.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I just hope the prices for these things aren't insane, such that I won't have to run, say, 50 Trials for one aura.
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Positron said in a recent inteview that they have to be careful not to create a path that's too easy, otherwse a lot of players will only ever take that option - which is why he said a conversion of normal merits into Threads would be unlikely, but a conversion of alignment merits into Threads might be possible.
The trials are the main way of advancing as an Incarnate, which is why they also seem to be adding alternative methods only a little bit at a time, so they can see exactly how it affects the endgame system.
They added Threads to the rewards for the Apex and Tin Mage TFs, then they made Notices and Favors of the Well be convertable into Threads - and now they'e adding Thread vouchers - there's a steady increase in new ways to access the Incarnate system - but you shouldn't expect anything big until they're totally sure they can add it without needing to nerf it in the future. -
Quote:A new zone in I21?Originally Posted by Mirai
I do tend to wonder if the devs will ever be adding anything I'll be interested in someday.
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Quote:I knowOriginally Posted by UberRod
They are.
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Quote:I wouldn't be seen dead wearing something that looked like thatOriginally Posted by Leo_G
If (nearly) every 50 is going to be wearing it, I really don't think I'd want to jump on that silly bandwagon >_>
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Welcome back
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Quote:As usual?Originally Posted by IanTheM1
And as usual the rabble out on the streets can starve, eh?
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Quote:You won't notice any difference - Leagues are all run as "closed" Leagues right nowOriginally Posted by Daemodand
I'm opposed to Closed Leagues. I'm in favor of Open Leagues. I'm in favor of a viable solo option, and until we have one, I am dependent on iTrials for my progress, and Closed Leagues retard or even stop that progress.
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I missed the bit where they said this is the only solo path they'll ever add
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Quote:Check out the I20.5 overview pageOriginally Posted by Mr_Grey
I'm hoping that the future has more options available to players to unlock these things
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Quote:Actually, it's very hard to grief the Lambda Trial, unless there are multiple griefers.Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
Well, Lambda is much more griefable, and that's part of why it gets played less than the BAF.
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Quote:NoOriginally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
Did a dev actually call it that?
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Quote:If only they'd let us set up private Leagues.Originally Posted by IanTheM1
it has multiple phases and mechanics that look extremely griefable.
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They did say they were looking at the idea of Incarnate arcs, so this might be an in between stage while they're working on them.
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Quote:You can try arguing with the game if you like, but there's only ever going to be one winnerOriginally Posted by IanTheM1
I beg to differ.
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You're not an Incarnate untill the game says you are
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Quote:Anyone can make a tech item - but maybe Incarnate armor can only be made or worn by people who have links to the WellOriginally Posted by IanTheM1
I too can make arbitrary arguments. I forbid you from wearing the Incarnate armor because your name starts with G.
Also let's make it so you're not allowed to use tech costume pieces unless you're tech origin.
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I do like hte "utter annihilation" bit
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Quote:But this is Incarnate armor - you wouldn't be able to use it unless you were an IncarnateOriginally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Having to wait till level 35 was bad enough for any char wanting to use Roman parts (and previously Vanguard)
Waiting till 50? Sorry, calling bollocks on that one.
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Quote:It's still enoughOriginally Posted by Vanden
They don't vary that much.