Jet_Boy

Why on Earth would my *opinion* need fixed?

Edit: Wow... so many people trying to *correct* my opinion. One would think there might be something to it. 8D

In a logical world, that would be true. However, the Marketeers that are creating the same manipulations in the market today (1,000,000 common salvage, for example) are simply being given a larger playing field.

Like I've said earlier, I don't tend toward playing the market mini-game. As a rule I slot what drops, but occasional I want to use the market to get a specific piece of salvage or something, especially with the intro of the temp combat powers. On blue side, that tended to be difficult at best, but at least on red side it could be done more times than not. This change - and I truly hope to be proven wrong - is going to benefit a specific group of players to the detriment of all the others.

I think the devs have based this idea solely on "ease of maintainability" with little regard towards the player base as a whole.

But that's just me. I guess we'll see when the dust settles in September or Novemeber.

What an absolutely craptastic idea. Gone will be the days of finding anything at a reasonable price on the WW/BM.

I've got a better idea:

If an arc is reported as an exploit, a GM checks it. If it actually is, Global Name X is given ONE (1) warning not to do it again and all of Global Name X's mission are deleted from the AE database.

If Global Name X is reported and verified of creating an ExMission/ExFarm a second time, all of Global Name X's mission are deleted from the AE database and then Global Name X's AE Slots are locked, creating basically a Perma-Ban from creating any more AE mission.

It may be a little bit of a headache for the GMs in the onset, but after a few weeks (and a few dozen AE bans) the smart exploiters will get the hint that NCSoft's not kidding about repercussions anymore and not make any more attempts, the dumb exploiters will be locked out, and most of the "garbage" missions will be swept away.

There, no more patches, nerfs and burned dev-hours just to plug holes that the majority of us a) won't look for and b) report as bugs if we do find them. In fact, at that point why not restore AE to it's initial state concerning scaling, xps and such. Let AE go back to being what it was supposed to be... a way for us to create and showcase new content for others to play.

((PS: And as an added bonus, many of those really well-done missions and arcs that were abandoned because some anti-Exploit nerf cored them as well might become playable again... just a thought.))

That's no longer a bug... it;s a feature. 8D

Bravo

This would assume that changes they make to prevent exploiting in AE to be some sort of underhanded activity... which it isn't.

Let's all keep in mind that Devs don't have to discuss these changes with us at all, nor do they need to detail them for us. They do it because they care about the player base, as a whole, as more than just revenue generators, an uncommon practice with most MMORPGs and certainly rare for one walking towards it's 7-year mark.

This, of course is an *opinion.* 8D

Although I don't PvP, I do badge-hunt which requires me to enter Virtue's PvP areas, and there always seems to be some form of activity in the zones... not full to the brim, but enough to be obvious.

I would hop on at different times and poll the zone. I'm sure you'll find that there are still opponents for you.

If I understand what you means, that;s something you'd adjust on your home system.

About five minutes.. or six if I take the time to sort small forks and spoons from big ones.

See, it costs me very little time to go the extra step in my "dishwasher unloading." But my mate is so much happier when she opens the drawer and sees the results. 8D

Ok... can anyone tell me what the HECK that has to do with a missing email with an inf attachment or the fact it has not been returned or made available yet?

Way to Go GM Roland, reading is apparently NOT fundamental!

Wheeee... I'll take the Llama, but my issue has nothing to do with the market. so.... IN YOUR FACE!!! 8P

Translated: All the people of Freedom are over on Virtue playing they're dirty little secret RP toons. Heh-heh