Grey Pilgrim

Here's a couple shots of my Defender, The Golden Howler. Let me know if these are okay. CoX wouldn't do screencaps for me in the power screen like other people are doing. Not sure why. I threw the other one in because it's a cool shot and the other one doesn't really show that he has rocket boots (wish we had jet pack costume parts... it's pretty lame that we have all these temps that don't let you fly very fast, and no costume parts at all).

I'm a little confused by what caused the problem (since it sounds like it may or may not have been affecting drop rates until some change in I16 changed how that variable worked), but it is amazing that the game has gone on for so long with this mistake in there. And I know from dev posts that they've looked at drop rates before, so they should have been at where they were supposed to be then. I would assume, anyway.

Weird, though.

Some drop rates could use some serious help... I don't know why Guassian's rech/end recipes are so rare redside (look at the list from the 25-33 range... a handful of sold since July/August, if I recall right). I don't know what they could do about it, but such things surely are not supposed to be so rare. But that recipe does cost a player more merits than a Luck of the Gambler +recharge, so maybe that working as intended. Bit odd, though.

Ah, gotcha. Trainers to me means the heroes that we train up with, heh. I personally think there is some merit to the variance between DO and SO levels, as it can help you feel tougher, bigger, etc. But TOs, not so much. They can help a little, but you pretty much have to slot heavily to notice anything, like 3 slots for accuracy. It's kind of counter to how the system works most of the time, so having DO levels from the start would probably be better.

Howdy!

While I don't agree with your whole list (I don't mind having to train somewhere), I do agree that they should have worked on improving those first 20 levels, rather than upping their xp. There is SOME fun stuff to do in there, and they could have just tweaked the other stuff to make it better, in all honesty.

The accuracy boost was a very good idea, as it is annoying to miss, and you do so more often before SO levels.

Another bad thing about this xp boost to low levels, is that it's going to make later levels seem REALLY slow in comparison. I think they had it all balanced pretty well before. Also, leveling this fast kind of takes some of the fun out of it. It feels great when you level in the 30s and 40s, as it's a bit longer between getting more powers and slots. Being able to gain 7 levels in 2 hours of regular (no farming) gameplay is just silly. It works okay for the first ten levels, I suppose, but after that, it's way too fast.

And really, adding an endurance mechanic like the accuracy mechanic for level 1-20 would have been better than this. It's like they're acknowledging things 1-20 aren't good enough, and want to let us fast forward through it, which isn't good (nor entirely accurate of all the 1-20 content).

Cool, good to know. I guess I'm remembering what they used to be like, or a similar site. I know one of those sites used to have data size limits.

I do use that for my avatar... I just thought they had size limitations on things. Or maybe they just used to? I've had it for awhile, so I can't recall.

Oh sure, they do it after there's no free trial to see if I like the game or not. Heh. At least, I don't think there is. I don't see anything on their website, anyway. Maybe I'll give it a try then. I don't have quite as much money to throw to games anymore. I already have a desire to get Total War: Empires and Murasame, so it's hard to fit everything in.

Not to mention that I'm trying to finish off some short stories while grading, reading, and trying to get some exercise! Not enough time.

I'll try to remember to do this soon, Scooter. Might PM it to you or something instead, as I just have some free hosting for my avatar... not sure if I have enough to drop a picture in there as well.

I had fun playing with my Defender's powers late last night, so I'll look all spiffy for next weeks run. The other two sonics on the team were making me feel behind the curve.

I was on team chatty last night: no one was talking! It's kind of ironic, too, considering we had three heroes with sonic powers, too. Made it to 19.1 myself, which wasn't bad, considering I was level 12 when I started. That xp boost is crazy ridiculous.

I'll be there tonight. I'll try to hop on a few minutes early for someone to toss me an invite. Hope no one minds another Sonic/Sonic Defender... lot's of people seem to pick what I pick for Isos, heh. *remembers all the Pain characters on the last Isos run*

Do they still have that security software on Aion? I wouldn't have minded trying it out, but I was scared off by the anti-piracy software stuff, to be honest. I don't want my comp getting screwed up by a developer being overly defensive (not sure how it makes sense for an MMO... we can DL CoX for free, any workarounds would be more from the account side, wouldn't it? But I know I don't know much about piracy and such).

Belated gratz, MP! Hope your birthday was fun!

Howdy, all! I'm back! *bows*

I'll be hopping on tonight to join the Isos run. Good thing the sonic/sonic defender I wanted to join in is already level 12: you guys were moving last week!

I'm glad I16 is coming... it'll make it easier for me to jump in if I fall behind with my Isos Defender for next time around, which is more than likely. Unless I find some unknown cash lying around, I'll be away from CoX for a bit after tonight again.

Should hopefully get my MM to 50 tonight, he only has about 8 bars to go. Though I'm probably going to sell all his goodies and give them to my Stalker before deleting him... I'm thinking having an Elec/Elec Brute or Tanker is going to be more interesting for me than he is. Or a Warshade, since I've finally figured out a concept that will make that AT palatable for me.

I hope Going Rogue will allow us a couple more character slots, or things are going to be rough then... I'm pretty much filled up on Victory.

Eh, if people are too worried, Pixar seems to be doing its own thing still, and Disney reportedly did this to tap into the "boy/guy" market more, which they aren't as strong in. So they're probably going to let them have free reign.

Still... it's a very weird pairing. Today's corporate culture is so... odd.

I don't mind Freaks losing some xp, though cutting minions and lts (I think that's what it was) to .8 xp is quite harsh. They still have that Dull Pain and end draining, which makes them plenty annoying in the 20s-30s. Going back to one for those would have been better, even if they do have the ability to rez. Their bosses shouldn't be cut back at all, as they're plenty tough and hit hard... the xp bonus felt justified for them, for sure.

If it was an issue with Freaks in the 40s, they should have found a way to adjust those.

Ugh... I'm not the only one saying this, either. I don't mind things that are overpowered being nerfed, but this is silly... especially since Freaks have been this way a long time, correct? It would have made more sense a couple years ago, if anything.

DC has some okay stuff, but Marvel has a lot more heroes that I find more interesting... and I kind of feel like they're a big reason that DC's characters actually became more, well, human. Heroes are great and I love reading about them, but I do want them to be more than two-dimensional.

Now, comics are pretty much about who is guiding the writing and creative process... they either click with the material, or don't.