Ironblade

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  1. I AM SPUTTERING WITH RAGE . . . oh, wait. The servers were back up in 45 minutes. Carry on.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by dave_p View Post
    2nd this. As it stands, 2 threads are kind of a joke for Apex & Tin, and the shard drops are largely worthless if your Alpha's at T4 already.
    You can convert shards to threads. You can get 10 for 10, once per 20 hours. You can also convert 10 shards to 5 threads as often as you like.
    (There's also an inf fee for each conversion, but it's chump change.)
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arnabas View Post
    Presently, I have the Musculature Total Radial Revamp.
    Quote:
    So, my basic understanding is this:
    To get Radial Paragon I need to:

    * Buy Muscular Boost ( a 2nd time)
    * Buy Radial Boost (a 2nd time)
    * Buy Partial Radial Revamp

    **THEN**

    * Buy Muscular Boost (a 3rd time)
    * Buy Core Boost
    * Buy Partial Core Revamp

    Is this correct? That's how it looks. Just when I thought I was making some progress...
    Yes, but only if you were starting from SCRATCH. Since you already have a tier 3, you just need to work your way up the tree once more and get ANY OTHER tier 3. The tier 4 requires you to destroy two tier 3's to craft it.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hopeling View Post
    You don't get components again for repeating the badge objective, but you DO get an Astral Merit, I believe.
    They give you an Astral Merit for sneezing. I have succeeded in exactly ONE incarnate trial but have about 20 Astrals.
  5. Well, I have around 60% accuracy in each power.
    I have 57% global accuracy from sets (30% from purples, so I keep it down to level 1).
    I have the Kismet +to hit unique.
    I have Tactics (with 2 accuracy buff).

    Overdoing it would be turning on Focused Accuracy. I HAVE it; I just don't normally run it. When facing Paragon Protectors conning purple and using Moment of Glory, THEN I turn on Focused Accuracy and beat them like a rented mule.

    This is on the character I play the most and I do not like to miss (plus, he runs all the high-end content). Most of my other characters settle for 40-50% in each power plus 30-40% of set bonuses.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by AmazingMOO View Post
    I want to make a snarky comment about this. It seems suspiciously like the game developers got the new updater crammed down their throat when the old updater worked perfectly well for the tasks it had to accomplish (a. update the updater when necessary, b. patch the game c. display a webpage, and d. launch the game.)
    It may have worked, but the old updater was a piece of junk compared to the new one.
  7. Ironblade

    Master BAF

    Screw you guys, I'm going home!
  8. Also, once you send it correctly you will have INSTANT confirmation of that. The email will immediately show up in the mailbox of the character who just sent it, since it is claimable by ANY character on the account.

    Yes, you can email from one character and claim it on the same one. This is frequently done when people want to have an extra supply of inspirations on hand before attempting a difficult task.
  9. By the way, after confirming that my Alpha power was NOT affecting my abilities, I checked enemy conning and it seems my level shift WAS still working.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Salgri View Post
    Now I just need to find out how to convert that temp power into a notice of the well...
    Someone suggested in another thread that you probably have a badge with a button just like the veteran rewards. I haven't done it on any toons yet, so I can't say. Might want to look in your badge listing, next to the badge for completing the SF.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lazarillo View Post
    See, I'm in the opposite boat. Nightstar is pretty impressive, but we've had her that way for a coupla issues now.
    Maybe it's just my imagination, but the one in the BAF seems taller. (vs the trainer in Praetoria)
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by makerian View Post
    ALL the commons (Arcane, Biomorphic, etc)
    ALL the uncommons (Cytolitic, Dimension, etc)
    ALL the rares (Exotic, Ancient, etc)
    ALL the very rares (Forbidden, Living, etc)

    Is that correct?
    According to this thread:
    "Actually, there is a fifth reward table. Which only gives Threads or a Super Inspiration.
    Should have screenshotted it, but it exists - only seen it once though!"


    Quote:
    Follow up question: Do these new components sometimes just drop during the Trials? I think I have a couple I never crafted.
    Yes, they do.
  13. Hope springs eternal.

    When the devs introduce a new feature and subsequently decide it is too easy, the resulting 'fix' is seen as a nerf/insult/outrage/slap in the face/poor design/whatever. It leaves a sour taste and a lasting impression. As an example, I offer the Cathedral of Pain trial and the stance that the disallowing of Shivans and Warburg missiles was both a result of poor planning and a 'bad precedent'.

    When the devs introduce a new feature and subsequently decide it is too hard, the resulting 'fix' is often greeted enthusiastically and seen as the devs listening to the players.

    I speculate that the new trials are deliberately extremely hard, for one (or both) of two reasons:
    1) People are intended to have a difficult time until the trial level shifts are reached by a reasonable portion of the players.
    2) Better to be too hard at first and made easier than the other way around, for reasons outlined above.

    Either way, I think we need to wait until more people are level-shifted. Conveniently, you can fail every run you're on (like I have so far) and still unlock the incarnate powers and slot them.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Stormfront_NA View Post
    I will confess, the lengthy waits for groups at Pocket D, are too long, and I am getting very bored at the game as a consequence.
    Are you sure that's the preferred meeting spot on your server? On Infinity, the location for trials seems to be the Rikti War Zone, near Lady Grey.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Exclius View Post
    Is using the Helper/Help Me! system for vanity a reportable offense?
    I'm not sure what you mean. Assuming you mean either being flagged as Helper or Help Me just so that you have a different color name, I would think the answer is no.


    Quote:
    At the same time. Is someone being rude to you for asking them to turn off their Help Me! flag to avoid further confusion, calling you names and so on a reportable offense?
    Yes, depending on the names. If they said, "Leave me alone, you clown." that doesn't seem reportable. If they said, "### off you #### ### ######." then they should be reported.
  16. oops. Misread that. I meant 10 PM. I'll be at work at 10 AM. Never mind.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by RickJames View Post
    Just got back in the game but I cant donate time if someone wants a RickJames to hang with
    um... from the context, I'm guessing you meant to say "can"?
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by JakHammer View Post
    5 Min Warning? Why so short?
    Quote:
    Just kicked from Lambda Sector trial on what I guess is an emergency server shutdown.
    Bingo!
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by SonGokuSS3 View Post
    Well, we can hope if enough people respond the WST will change. Sister Psyche just does not seem like a good choice for next week's WST all around.
    I would think a lot of people (like myself) don't care. I expect to be busy with the two trials and the two NEW task forces.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jaxson B View Post
    I have no idea what the problem is, or how to fix it - but I really want to get this sorted so I can start using the flashback system and getting a lot of badges.
    Even if there is an issue with that particular mission, it doesn't stop you from using the Ouroboros system and working on the badges. You aren't required to complete the introduction arc to use the Pillar of Ice and Flame.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    I am actually trying to bring up a real issue. It is easy to misread/misunderstand the nature of the badges.
    Okay, that definitely is a reasonable concern. Just drop the whole griefing argument.

    These trials are new AND more complex than most of the other content. On top of that, the conditions for the extra badges can certainly be confusing. Even after the Apex TF had been around for MONTHS, I still ran into people who were confused about the optional badges.

    Having said that; at the moment, hardly anyone has a clue. Give it a month and we'll see how it shakes out.
  22. CPU is great.
    Memory is same brand I'm using.
    Some people don't like MSI. I built a system with an MSI motherboard and I liked the features and never had any problems.

    My only issue would be the power supply. I feel that's the only component with the potential to fry everything else if it fails spectacularly. I stick with top name brands on that component. My favorite (3 builds so far) is Antec. Still, that's a really nice price overall. And the PSU is certainly powerful enough for a good video card. Having a higher wattage than you really need is a degree of insurance with a '2nd tier' manufacturer.

    So . . . would I buy it? If my livelihood was going to depend on the up-time, no. If it wasn't going to be my only computer (I have 2 desktops right now), sure.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    Yes - it was thought to be just about impossible to defeat Romulus at the end when he had such powerful help from his 3 Nictus pets.
    I remember that. And now the standard tactic on many teams is to just bumrush him.


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Protonic_Flux View Post
    So basicly the whole Task Force/raid/whatever the hell you want to call it is only winnable if you manage to do 1 thing right. You must have the acids to close the portal within like 30 seconds of that stage of the trial beginnig. Otherwise you lose.

    Yeah, great fricken idea NCsoft. As much as I applaud and approve of the Tin Mage and Apex TF's, I have to say BAF and Lambda just suck.
    Wow, not even close. In fact, there is a badge for NOT using the acid. And a badge for NOT using the grenades.
  24. Ironblade

    @Adventurer

    And what is the point? The first time you post a negative review, it will get modsmacked.
  25. Ironblade

    Issue 20 badges

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ms. Mesmer View Post
    It's going to be luck of the draw on that one, of course, since there's not some kind of interface that tells you that each team has engaged a destructible object,
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EmperorSteele View Post
    Uhm, there IS. You see Nightstar and Seige's
    There is not. She's not talking about Nightstar and Siege. The badge is for destroying a containment chamber and a weapon crate within 2 seconds of each other (in the Lambda trial).

    My impression: you'll get this one without even trying. It was the first trial badge I got.