Ironblade

Not going to change it. If I had known in advance, I probably would have worked around it but, now that it's posted, I'll stick with it.

Alright already! We get it!

Wow, someone wrote a symphony that includes a kazoo?

Sure I do. But I can get greater benefit, to myself and the TEAM, from other powers. NONE of my tanks take Build Up (unlike my scrappers, brutes and blasters).

Presumably non-players, ex-players with a bone to pick, etc. On the other hand, one would expect current players to tell you that it's not dead.


Is it as hopping as at the most active point? No.
Is it more active than it has been in a while? Yes.
They keep coming out with new stuff to retain interest and get new players. Also, there are changes coming up that I think will significantly increase the population. This would also appear to be the opinion of the developers as they ran a server load test not too long ago - getting as many people as possible logged into one server to test performance. (As I recall, they got over 4,000 people logged into one server simultaneously.)


There are two ways to answer this. The game is certainly not going to disappear in the near future. It has been going for over 7 years and is doing well. Actually, in internet years, it's doing remarkably well.

However, will YOU personally like the game? That's a tough one. We get lots of people who try this game and don't like it because it doesn't follow a lot of the standard patterns of other MMO's. On the other hand, we get a lot of people who *DO* like it - for exactly the same reason. Only time will tell.


I approve of this advice! Link to the Mentor Project post is in my sig.

To be fair, some people can solo those spawns. I can do it on my earth/rad if all my powers are charged. I can also do it on my scrapper. Both of them are fully level-shifted.

But it was a POINTLESS assumption. His question stated that a VIP had filled up the "entire 12". He could just as easily have said "entire 17". The point was, he had filled all available slots. For you to assume he really had more than 12 and then answer on that basis completely ignored his actual question.

It's not that simple. There was epic screaming when they introduced Enhancement Diversification - but it was a good thing. Any change has to be evaluated on its merits - not summarily dismissed or embraced.

Yeah, we all went through it when Inherent Fitness came out. I do the screenshot bit also, and save them indefinitely in case I forget to take the screenshot next time I respec, or my trays get messed up, etc.

You are correct. Ignore TerraDraconis. He is ASSUMING that you have somehow earned additional slots, which does not change the basic question.

If you have used every slot on a server, you can't 'unlock' an empty slot - because you don't have any. You would have to buy more or delete a character.

From the patch notes:
"League leaders can now invite eligible Level 50 characters into an Incarnate Trial in progress."
Except it doesn't seem to work.

Well, this is what player ratings and notes are good for - ensuring that you never team with that jerk again.

This is a value judgment and really can't be stated as a truism. Some people actively seek out stress in their lives and/or in games. However, the people that want it don't generally label it 'stress'. Stress is perceived as a bad thing. They would label it 'thrills'. People jump out of planes. People play games where someone can be sneaking up behind them to kill them at any moment. They enjoy it. (FYI, I don't.)

Limiting my comments to this game, some people like PvP and some don't - even back when it was 'working right', I had to spend a lot of time in PvP zones collecting badges. I fought a lot of PvP'ers and won more than I lost. But I was doing it because I wanted the badges. I never liked PvP, I still don't and, once I had the badges, never did it again. Not every part of the game is going to appeal to every person. A lot of people simply don't like teaming in general and are annoyed that the iTrials are the only way to get the new stuff.


I don't see how a lot of that is even applicable. How can it promote greed if there is literally no way to advance yourself above the team? All XP and rewards are divided. It's not like people can run ahead and grab things first for their own benefit. It's a team effort, as all raiding is. The raids certainly promote chaos and confusion, but I can't see greed at all.


You and plenty of others. You're hardly alone with this sentiment. Having the trials be the only way to get these rewards is NOT a popular decision.

So open up your Incarnate window and figure out which powers you'd like to get and what salvage they require.

I am reminded of Bruce Willis' line in the Fifth Element after shooting someone in the face:
"Anyone else want to negotiate?"