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Only if I get to team up with Harrsion Ford and Aerosmith to destroy the asteroid.

If you didn't change anything, how did you use a tailor coupon?

Also, more free tailor coupons are being issued tomorrow, each character getting one for each costume slot unlocked.

/em clears throat

In case you didn't notice, the power being linked to, that you wish the Cyborg Pack Self Destruction Power was half of, is the the Cyborg Pack Self Destruction Power.

The power that you linked to earlier was the self destruct power that cause the infected to blow up in Doctor Creed's mission.

So....wish granted!

It has been theorized that the road here (and the scaffolding under construction on the southern side of Steel Canyon) will lead to a launching pad which will take us to a moonbase / space station.

IIRC, if you look at the map of the Rogue Isles that came in the Good vs. Evil or Architect Edition, there is a rocket icon on the coast of Port Oakes.

Even if the ability to "go rogue" were the only feature, Positron confirmed in an interview that there would be new Story Arcs you would undertake in order to do so. You would make choices during these arcs that would move your "moral compass" one direction or the other.

It has also been confirmed by Positron in another interview that Praetoria would consist of multiple Zones.

You don't need a level cap raise to upgrade content. Revised Faultline, complete with four new Story Arcs = content upgrade. Just because the new content is not at the top does not means it isn't new. In a game that expects you to roll alts, it is a very good idea to continually add content across all levels.

Raising the level cap requires that the entire game, which was balanced around 50 levels, be rebalanced around the new cap. This would likely mean more levels between powers, and fewer slots per level without a new power, all to artifically inflate the game.

Our developers are smart enough to know that a level cap raise is a temporary fix for a permanent problem. They also realize that they don't need to do the extra work to rebalance the game, all they need to do is add more content. With many major systems upgrades out of the way (with the exception of a graphics upgrade which has been hinted at), I think the Devs are going to be able to refocus on new content and powersets to keep them fresh against their competition.

The OP is complaining about his custom mobs being tougher than similar mobs in the world (comparing a Dark Blast / Dark Miasma mob to a CoT Death Mage), and we have agreed that this is true and explained why.

However, my post that you quoted is in response to his assertion in the OP that all mobs are tougher to beat in the Architect, he then used his difficulties fighting Cimeroans backed by his custom mobs and compared that to fighting Nemesis out in the world.

No one is arguing about the obscene difficulty of some custom mobs.

Slammer farms were quite popular because they were weak mobs, and provided good xp for little risk. They were not made harder just in the Architect, they were made harder out in the world, too.

Dual Blades has spike damage and a defense debuff (be glad the AI isn't smart enough to use the combos), Stone Melee has stuns, Dark Melee and Dark Blast have Accuracy Debuffs, Dark Miasma has an AoE heal with a Regen Debuff, Archery has an Accuracy buff. You made some hard foes to defeat, especially if you try to take on more than one of these guys at a time.

Cimeroans have spike damage and defense debuff.

Really? How often do you fight a Dual Blades / Invulnerability Boss using player numbers? How often do you fight Cimeroans backed by an Archery / Fire Manipulation Boss, or a Dark Blast / Dark Miasma Lieutenant (or both)?

Never mind the fact that, in a previous post, you compared fighting Cimeroans in the Architect to fighting Nemesis in the world. You made no mention of being able to melt Cimeroan mobs prior to the post I am quoting. We can only base our opinions off of the information you provide us, and if things don't add up, we will point that out.

As has been mentioned before, the powers custom mobs use have the numbers that players use, on a 1.0 scale. Therefore, the custom enemy you make with Defender Powersets doesn't buff quite as well as a real Defender, but they blast almost as hard as a Blaster. Custom enemies have always been harder than standard foes. A Custom Dark / Dark mob plays by different rules than a mob in the world that seems to have the same powersets. For example, that Death Mage doesn't have the tageted AoE Heal + Accuracy Debuff, which is the first power of Dark Miasma. That Death Mage has the five powers selected for it by the Devs when they designed the Circle of Thorns.

Posting in a public forum gives the public the right to respond. If you didn't want comments from the peanut gallery, you could have Private Messaged a Developer. Instead, you came in here looking for validation for your anger. Unfortunately, those who understand the way the Architect works better than you do did not provide you with that validation.

For the record, your opinion ("Standard enemies in the Architect are tougher than they are in the world") is wrong, and I believe we have sufficiently proven that. However, you continue to argue it in the face of overwhelming evidence.

They started with Primary and Secondary powersets available to all players. Biggest return for their effort.

They have intimated that, with the sets that are available to everyone out of the way, they will start on Power Pools and APPs / PPPs next, which may require modifications to the interface (do they let us select and take up memory customizing powersets we don't have yet, or do they "unlock" the customization for those Pools once we have access to them, etc.).

I would expect that EAT customization would come after Pool Powers (smallest return for the effort).

It will probably happen eventually, but they have bigger, more important fish to fry first.

They haven't made any mobs harder in the AE than they are in "the world."

I'd much rather take on 5 Nemesis minions and 2 Nemesis Lieutenants than 5 Cimeroan Traitors with a Regen. The Cimeroans will hit you with stacking Defense Debuffs, which means they are hitting you much more often than the Nemesis are.

You should be using the same mobs in the world and in the AE, and reporting dissimilar results. Using different mob types and expecting the same results is skewing your findings.

Stupid question first:

Are you testing the mission?

Or have you published the mission?

There are no rewards in an unpublished mission. Test is used so that you can verify that the mobs are spawning correctly and that the mission text is executing properly.

Once you publish it and have an ARC ID, you should receive rewards for selecting it and running it as normal.

Dear Mouse Mafia,

Please return Mrs. Fluffikins. It is unfair of you to try to pin upon us the responsibility for the fate of Mrs. Fluffikins. How can we free Mrs. Fluffikins when you present us with an impossible demand? Therefore, I put it to you that it has been your plan all along to force Mrs. Fluffikins into the internet kitty porn racket, and that you have no expectations of your demands being met.

I put forth to you that Dominators have two types of powersets. Control and Assault. Martial Arts does not fit into either category. As it stands, your demands are incompatible with the game.

So it falls upon me to say, we do not negotiate with terrorists. Return Mrs. Fluffikins, or we shall unleash Dex-Starr upon you. This threat is not made idly, Dex-Starr is my third cousin on my father's side. He will respond to your threats against his kin.

We look forward to Mrs. Fluffikins' safe return.

Sincerely,

Mr. Fluffikins

Fixed that for you.

The Devs don't want you to farm in the Mission Architect. They said it repeatedly before and after it launched. They regularly delete reported farms and lock the publishing slots. They have even rolled back characters that have taken advantage of farming exploits and banned accounts that made farming exploits.

What part of their words and actions were unclear? Sadly, the players (in general) were also clear in their actions in response. The players said, "Ban us! Roll us back! Lock our slots! Make as many threats as you like, we are still going to farm the heck out your Architect, and there is nothing you can do to stop us!" while flipping the Devs the bird.

The problems you and others are now experiencing in the Architect is the Devs saying, "Wanna bet?" Every single AE nerf that has come down the pipe has been in direct response to the rampant farming of AE, and more nerfs will continue to be handed down until it is no longer preferable to farm the AE over Dev controlled content.

With Issue 16, they have given you the tools to farm to your heart's content outside of the Architect, where they have strict control over the risk and the reward. Please use them so that the Devs can stop nerfing the Architect.

I have no sympathy for you for the increased difficulty you have fighting the Slammers you melted previously to "pharm phat lewtz."

It's not a bug. You haven't received your expected number of tailor tokens because they haven't been issued yet. (or the Devs hate you, your pick )

The tailor tokens are going to be issued after the server maintenance on Friday.

As a power only available in a purchasable booster pack, it is supposed to be a "fluff" power. The Devs have promised that they will not create any game changing or must have powers in the boosters. Powers that are nice to have, yes, necessary to have, never.

You will notice that the "tarot" power is random, has two possible debuff effects, and cannot target self. These limit the power's usefulness. Similarly, Self Destruction has a long cool down and cannot be easily buffed. It is meant to be a fluff power, not the cornerstone of your strategy.

I use it as get out of debt free card or a makeshift teleporter. I have yet to pay any attention the amount of damage it does (one time, I was attacked by an ambush while I was "teleporting" to the hospital, and it laid out both of my attackers. I was level 8 at the time).

Some folks have offered some debtless self rez strategies, but to compare it to any nuke is simply wrong. As a power you need to buy, and available at level 1, it's power should never approach that of a nuke.

Self Destruction is a fluff power, and as such, does not require any buffing at all in order to retain its fluff status.

Your nerdrage and disappointment are entriely your own fault.

From the July 15th announcement of the (then) upcoming Issue 16: Power Spectrum

I don't see the EAT powersets anywhere on that very specific list of powersets, do you? And, to answer your next questions, the Pool Powers and Patron / Ancilliary Power Pools are not customizable either.

You made an assumption based on no evidence. Even popping onto the forum and asking a question would have gotten you the answer you were looking for very quickly, as the EATs not being customizable has been common knowledge since July 15th.

We have been told that with the lion's share of the powers done, next on the Power Customization table would be the Pool Powers, then the APPs / PPPs. EATs may or may not follow, since they are initimately tied into the canon.

Even if they do allow EAT customization, you may not be able to customize the Nova or Dwarf forms, for reasons similar to why you cannot customize Granite Armor. These aren't VFX that overlay your character. These forms are NPC models that replace your character. In order to make it work under the current system, they would need to make a separate NPC model for every possible color combination.

Don't feel bad for not knowing this:

I was three years into the game before I learned this little tid bit.

Here's a question I never though to ask. Does the autocomplete function work with AE, or does the Task Force code prevent it?

If it works, couldn't everyone queue up the same arc, autocomplete each mission with the mission holder, and get the next mission and debriefing text from the Contact?

Obviously, if it doesn't work, then the rest of the team misses out on the Debriefing and, IIRC, the Clues, and a nice team leader will need to copy / paste the text for the rest of the team.

That's the way this forum works. Bad suggestions get decently large threads, good suggestions get a little activity and usually fall away into obscurity.

Bad suggestions usually wind up large because the OP feels the need to come back and defend his idea, then attack the detractors so that he doesn't need to spend any effort refining his idea to make it better. This leads the detractors to point out what the OP is doing, the OP counters, and so it goes. Thus, spectacularly bad ideas live a long time, and grow quickly, just like this one.

Good suggestions usually get a few posts of positive response, and since nobody is arguing about anything, once everyone's piece has been said, the thread gets left alone and fades into relative obscurity.

Then you don't know how to read. From upthread, in direct reply to you.

Look at that! How right you are. Everyone has said "no" to teaming.

If teaming were required, then lack of teams could destroy the game. Most of us who have replied in this thread don't seem to have the same trouble finding teams that you do. This leads me to believe that the problem exists between your keyboard and your chair, and not the other players.

And when I've needed a team, I've found one. Most of the time, except for certain task forces and trials, I've really only needed one other person, maybe two, to back me up. I responded to a cry for help just the other day while playing on Guardian, and all the help he needed was me (actually, I'm fairly confident I could have solo'd all three of the missions, provided he stayed in range so that I stayed lackeyed to him. I'm not sure what was giving him trouble, but I was happy to help.)

If this is heartfelt, may the blessings be returned unto you a thousandfold.

If this is sarcasm, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.

But it would wrong of us to do so. Since you have brought neither wit nor critical thinking to the argument, you would be unarmed, giving us the unfair advantage.

And we should return the favor. Unfortunately, we either enjoy the train wreck that it is your thinking process, or we believe that you can be made to see reason.

I fall in the latter camp, probably in vain.

Agreed. If I'm looking to join a Supergroup, the last thing I care about is their supergroup ranking (I've never been bothered to check for any of the Supergroups I have joined). Most important factor is how fun they are to team with and talk to (It sounds like the OP has a fun group, if a bit hung up on the inconsequential). A functional base is nice, preferably with the telepads, but not necessary. I was able to get around just fine before I joined the group, therefore I don't require them to be my taxi service now that I have joined.

Let them blow as much influence as they want to bump their Prestige. You can spend the same amount of influence making your characters better, which is much more important

Way to over generalize. Just because no one is flocking to support your suggestion does not mean that we shoot down every suggestion.

Just from the first page:

“Click that gives Endurance” met with a lukewarm response, mostly with the caveat that they would support it as part of a new powerset.

“For Fun?” isn’t really a suggestion, so it doesn’t count.

“Maybe SOME Open-World Missions” has met with generally positive response, provided that some way is found to eliminate spawn camping and somebody else “ninjaing” your objective.

“5th Side Poll at 41” has failed to gain any steam, largely due to the fact that the thread title is not truly indicative of what is in the thread. The little conversation going on in there is positive.

“Veteran Reward Respec” is new, and hasn’t gotten any steam yet, but it will be largely supported, as it is every time the suggestion comes up.

“We could do with SHAMBLE” hasn’t really been shot down, and has gotten some support. Most of the people in the negative are not objecting to the idea, just the feasibility of seeing it any time soon.

“Post 50 powergain” has met with a lukewarm response, much of which narrowing down to posting of the Dev stance on powers post 50, and wait and see what the upcoming post 50 advancement hinted at by the Devs turns out to be.

“Report Reputation Abuse” has met with lukewarm support, mostly because you already can do so, just not with the touch of a button. The OP has also been given lots of good advice concerning forum Reputation and its worth.

I think I’ve made my case. We aren’t just a bunch of jerkfaces who love to shoot down good ideas. We support good ideas. We shoot down bad ones. If your idea cannot stand the harsh light of criticism, maybe it isn’t a good idea after all.

Just something to think about.

And, in response, we get to tell you again that you don't get to tell us how to play. When I log on, I'm not always interested in playing with other people. sometimes I have other goals in mind, such as completing a story arc before I outlevel it, or playing the market, or working on a Architect story.

Whether I am looking for a team or not, I hate having that invite box pop up when I am not expecting it. This is why my search field says "No Tell, No Accept, No Exceptions." It does not mean that if you send me a tell, I'll join your team. It means that if you send me a blind invite, I will click no ASAP to get it off my screen, and possibly ignore you if you persist in sending me blind invites.

There are already incentives for teaming more (bonus XP and bonus Inf). In issue 16, the SSK and changes to the way the Mentor badges work will probably bring more folks to teams. We don't need more, and we certainly don't need this one. Not only will it make it so that people who don't like to team will feel left out, it might increase the number of folks who play Flavor of the Month builds instead of trying the builds that aren't popular on teams (Powersets with Knockback, Dominators and Stalkers come to mind).


So, you want more people to team with you, and then you want a way for people to be kicked from teams while the leader ducks responsibility for doing it. If it is your team, and someone isn't contributing, man up and kick them. If it isn't your team, ask the leader to kick the dead weight or quit if he doesn't and that bothers you.

I just don't get this suggestion at all, and it is completely unnecessary.

Promise?

Horatio just announced another revision to the Custom Critter XP so that making a custom critter with no attacks would make a custom critter worth 0 XP (a bit more detailed and convoluted, but that would be the gist of it, I think it also kills the critterless Mastermind ). This implies one more patch to Test before they go Live.

I'm thinking Test patch tomorrow, and if everything works as intended, Live next Wednesday.

They aren't using trial accounts.

Trial accounts have significant restrictions, among them that trial accounts cannot send tells, cannot send e-mails, and cannot speak in broadcast. Almost every single restriction on a trial account is there to fight RMT spammers, including the fact that they cannot form teams, join or form supergroups and cannot hold more than 50,000 influence. The only restriction Trial accounts have that I can't see being at all related to the RMT trade is that they can't level past 14.

RMT spammers are using real accounts, either their own, or the accounts of idiots who buy powerleveling services from them. They will continue to do so as long as enough idiots use their services for them to turn even a miniscule profit. Granted, most of the credit card numbers used to open the accounts are either fraudulent, or belong to the idiots who buy their wares.

Issue 16 will give us another weapon to use against them. Issue 16 will introduce an e-mail filter so that we can choose to receive e-mail from only our friends, our supergroup, or both. We will even be able to simply turn it off and not receive e-mail from anyone.

The spammers will try to find another way, we just have to wait and see what they try next.

The issue would be that some other player saw the character in question and reported it. Without actually seeing the costume and bio that goes with the name, it is hard to tell what the petitioning player found offensive or decided was against the EULA. I know when I petition a EULA violation, I specify whether it is the name, costume or bio that is violating the EULA. I generally petition if two or three of the three violate unless it is really blatant. Most of the time, though, if one factor is really blatant, one of the other factors is in violation, too. I have never seen a "W0l\/3R1N3" that didn't also rip off one of Wolverine's many costumes (for the record, I have never come across a Wolverine rip off that used the "Patch" costume).

I would think that GMs patrolling the game looking for EULA violations is pretty rare. I imagine that most of the time when someone is generalized, it is due to a player petition. I do know that the Marvel suit conditioned our GMs to err on the side of caution. This means that they probably generic the character first, and ask questions later. There is a process where you can appeal if you feel that you were generalized in error, and people have had their names and costumes restored in the past. It is my understanding that the "powers that be" would rather spend the time and energy to go through this appeals process than risk another suit.

To the OP: Your partner should have appealed. If the character did not look like Warren Worthington III in any of his many costumes (Not just the Apocalypse granted Death / Archangel costume, as he has recently begun to revert to the Archangel persona and powers while enraged. Thus any costume that evokes any of his Angel costumes might be fair game), and the bio did not say that he was a billionaire mutant playboy, you should be able to obtain a reversal.