GrinningSpade

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But yeah this has been rumoured for a long time. It's a nice dream but the moment they give us a shiny new zone there'll be loads of cries from the fanbase saying "what a load of &$%@, why didn't you revamp Boomtown and Eden instead of giving us new content?

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You have to admit that opening up a Space Station/moon base is a better seller then a revamp boomtown when you want to make a big splash with the 5th year anniversary,

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The thing to do tho would be combine the 2 things they could revamp boomtown into a kinda launch area with direct connection between it and the space station which could act as a hub type zone to the moon base and other of world areas.

If a full boomtown revamp was to much as its a big ish zone they could partially revamp it splitting it in a similar way to fault line.

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That would be nice yes, but doubtful when you take into account what they were able to do in the past.

Welcome Avatea. Good luck with the move to sunny California as well. I guess there are worse places to build up a new home.

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But yeah this has been rumoured for a long time. It's a nice dream but the moment they give us a shiny new zone there'll be loads of cries from the fanbase saying "what a load of &$%@, why didn't you revamp Boomtown and Eden instead of giving us new content?

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You have to admit that opening up a Spacestation/moonbase is a better seller then a revamp boomtown when you want to make a big splash with the 5th year anniversary,

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Is that so? Well one thing did happen. I cannot log normally on anymore and have to log on without checking for updates. Probably coincidence but I am not certain that the devs are trying to solve that. Could be I worry to much we will see.

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There's no evidence that has anything to do with this. Also if i remember rightly the fixes are done in America anyway and then rolled out over here. So it matters not either way.

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Could be that is coincidence. It probably is. But I am not CONVINCED they are trying to solve it. See the difference? This is not a rational thought this is about feelings. I as customer don't feel that this company takes me seriously. My feelings towards this company and therefore this game gets negatively altered by this. Alienating their customers is never a good idea.

Is that so? Well one thing did happen. I cannot log normally on anymore and have to log on without checking for updates. Probably coincidence but I am not certain that the devs are trying to solve that. Could be I worry to much we will see.

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I guess it's a shame that Paragon doesn't have a few more run down areas - but then, even though it's not too bad, I wouldn't really want to live in the RL equivalent of Kings Row. It's not quite Founders' Falls (where I'm betting all the city officials and succesfully sponsored heroes live).

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Paragon city got a few nasty areas (I dont mean gamewise but citywise)

Independance Port is everything but shiny joy joy. Steel Canyon is a soulless place with those high skyscrapers and you already mentioned Kings Row. And what about SkyWay? The city designer who came up with that idea should be sacked!

I have to agree with Mother Love here. They are way overdue with explanations to their customers.

Yes there should be a balance with what they tell us and what they tell their employees. I hope they told at least their employees whats going on because the balance right now is very skewed. And that is bad business.

First rule: Keep the customers happy.

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hopefully not as shallow, tacky and almost completely hero-centric as cimorara...

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I like Cimerora

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Me too.

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But it needs things we can do there. One tf, 2 small storyarcs, 1 repeatable mission source and 1 introduction is not enough (I realize that it doesnt sound to bad when you sum it up like that).

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Although, from my experience, I agree with you, I don't see this happening, precisely for the same reason I don't see another reputation level being added. Also, with the merit thing, I don't see making the acquiring of said merits easier via arcs with no more EBs in them as an option for the future...

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You are probably right and i do agree that for some arcs like the praetorian arc this will be hard to implement. Still for the casual player such as me this would be a nice improvement. And I wanted to make this case even if I realize that the chance of a dev doing something with this is less then 1%.

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An EB at that settings is just to much.

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On the highest available setting the EB will only be +1/+2 to you anyway (since it would be an AV on Invincible). Still easily beatable by most characters with a few insps.


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I think my build fu is less good then yours is then. Because there are plenty of eb's i cant beat. On villainous using a full tray of inspirations.

Prime example is my Bane who will have to face Calystix. No way that I can beat that one. So unless i find some friends to come with me i will outlevel that mission by at least TWO levels before trying again.


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Make all mobs that aren't EBs into bosses? I would vote for that.

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Interesting idea that would also be a solution to my problem. It would indeed be very challenging.

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Well, paragonwiki usually says who's most likely to introduce a particular contact. (And Fusionette herself isn't contact, Doc Delilah, Penelope Yin and Faultline Jr. are.)

As for how to make contacts better... Well... "Better" is relative... For example, making them sell something more interesting, besides standard stuff... (Like Yin's unique SOs, or teleports...)

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They used too. Ages ago Contacts were the only source of level 25 SOs, you couldn't get them in the shops. The powers that be decided that wasn't fair and changed it.

(after I deliberately worked my way towards doing lots of some IP contacts arc to buy Magic SOs off her for inflated prices. Bah!)

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Didn't know that Always wondered why people would bother to pay more then in a shop.

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an eb is not something you can deal with.

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You must be playing a real team orentated character if you can't deal with an EB.


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The idea is that I am playing my toon at the highest possible setting where i got a good fight from my opponents.
An EB at that settings is just to much.

My point is that an EB should NOT be the deciding factor if a mission is challenging or not. I want every mob in the mission to be a threat. NOT only the end of level nasty where the rest is a pushover.

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bumping into an eb every od mission

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A massive exageration of the frequency of EBs.

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This problem most often occurs on the red side. I dare say that the amount of eb's in missions is substantially higher then blue side. Or at least that is how it feels to me.

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I think the OP is talking about running on 4th, so that you get lots of yellow/orange mobs, which are challenging, but without the EB at the end which they find too hard/slow/whatever.

But if you need help with an EB or whatever then ask people. The other day I joined a duo who were struggling with an EB, helped them with the EB, left them to it for the next mission and came back 10 mins later when they were at another EB. It is a good way to make new friends and allowed me to stay in WW while still helping people out.

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It is frustrating to have to ask for help time and again. Especially at hours where hardly anybody is online.

I am indeed not asking for an easier setting then heroic (though for my squishies that would'nt be a bad idea). But yes I like to be able to run a mission at a setting that is challenging (sometimes that is heroic mind you) and then encountering an eb is not something you can deal with.

For those who argue that not everything is meant to be soloed. There should be a viable way to level up solo without bumping into an eb every od mission or having to resolve to boring radio missions. I love doing arcs. I hate not being able to solo them. If i occasionaly have to ask for help thats ok but not multiple times for each single arc.

Every villain map has that Dark and Moody feel. The difference between the wealthy and powerful few compared to the squalor of the poor and miserable.

That said every map has its own unique look and feel.

Mercy - abandoned hope warzone get out fast or
PO - crime ridden harbor
Cap - The wonders of Doctor Aeon and the havoc it creates.
Shark - Industrial gritty
Nerva - Where Arachnos and Longbow clash and Cot takes the booty
St Martial - Las Vegas and the slums
Grandville - Spidercity nightmare

I like the maps. Give it time to grow on you. Run the misisons and sample the arcs and the city will grow on you. Villain arcs are excellent in quality.

It is his choice of course and everybody is entitled to play the game in any way they please. But for most players: If you don't like this game at lower levels then you probably wont like it at 50. That's all.

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We also need a system to get an idea of what for party is required. Most obviously designed for solo play or party play.

I am not overly enthusiastic about bumping into an AV every mission I enter or for that matter even EB's when I solo.

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Hopefully, Mission Architects will put information like that in the opening dialog; but it would be nice if we can set a series of searchable flags so that people can filter on what they're looking for...

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That is what I am hoping for. But if its not in the MA then i hope it will appear on that Titan network you talk about.

I like to have an option as part of the reputation system where you can put the option that EB's or worse do not appear when you SOLO.

Why?

Because they are unnecessary speedbumps. I rather play a mission where each and every opponent is a proper challenge then play a mission set on the lowest setting so I can steamroll over anything except the EB. A challenging mission does not have to mean there must be an End of level Nasty in it.

We also need a system to get an idea of what for party is required. Most obviously designed for solo play or party play.

I am not overly enthusiastic about bumping into an AV every mission I enter or for that matter even EB's when I solo.

Why the rush? This game is not a race, Pling and Farming is not the best way to enjoy this game imo.

What do you plan to do once you are a tricked out 50? You will have missed 99% of the content of the game and there is NO endgame.

A way to send things (inf salvage recipes) between toons would be handy. Though I like the struggle to get enough inf in my playstyle.

We are doing something wrong. The best and only European in that list is Salacious (go go Sal) and at the 25 position. So where are the other badgehunters of EU?? DO we let the yanks claim this victory?

This sounds more like boss spawning has been made more random to me.

Eat your cake with gusto Inzane!

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Not my favorite solution and I do hope it is just a stopgap before we merge completely with servers and all to the US.

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I don't really see any benefits to merging. Unless im missing some crucial aspect of playing with people whose night times are our daytimes. Unless they moved the entire European servers as-is (complete with Character names et al), I wouldn't be satisfied moving along.

I dare say if it came to a fresh start, I'd use it as an excuse to move to another MMO. Champions Online isn't too far off on the horizon now, or maybe that Star Trek MMO...

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you are right i meant to say server list merge.