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Doris Dog says "I think you're very handsome and I'm going to take all my clothes off" and then...

It's raining men! Hallelujah, it's raining men!

f I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.

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I didn't write the game, or anything it in.

*Attempt to explain Dev Logic begins* Some Primaries are shared. What may be a choice to you may be predetermined for others. So, that means that it's safe to call those powers Tier 1-9. Now, Power pools are the same for everyone, and have the powers available at different 'Tiers' for Everyone, so it's ok to refer to THEM as 'Tiers' also.

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Powers in a shared powerset are not available at different ‘Tiers’, they are available at different levels.

As I mentioned before the word tier is a widely accepted term to number the powers listed in any given powerset. Each powerset has nine powers commonly referred to as Tier 1 through Tier 9 powers. Whether a shared powerset is a primary or secondary for a given archetype does nothing to change this numbering system. If the powerset is your primary then you may choose between the Tier 1 and Tier 2 power from that set at level one. If it is your secondary then you are automatically assigned the Tier 1 power.

By applying the same rules of terminology to the Power Pools you have 4 powers in each set numbered Tier 1 through Tier 4 and at level 6 you can choose between the Tier 1 and Tier 2 power from any one of the Power Pool sets.

If you are using the term ‘Tiers’ as a reference to the times when a given power is unlocked in a given powerset I will agree that you may choose to call that a tier as well but by the same token you can call it Susan or cumquatif you like. As that is not the widely accepted usage for the term 'Tier' in the game it cannot be said to apply here.

Dogs and cats living together! MASS HYSTERIA!

The hairy bits clumped together, gained sentience and invented reality TV and then...

Captain who? Nope, never heard of him.

I waved the class picture of the 3rd grade class of a local boys school in Michael’s face and tossed it out the window and then…..

Those aren't pillows!

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I wonder if the tier 4 power will still require that you pick 2 before it, or if it will only require that one?

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There is no Tier 4.

There is the 1st Tier (Where you can pick two powers).

Then there is 2nd Tier, which requires that you have one of the 1st Tier powers and 12th level.

There there is the 3rd Tier, which requires 2 powers of 1st and 2nd Tier and 20th level.

So I'm not exactly sure how this unlock works. Does the badge allow you to unlock 2nd Tier and 6th level along with 1st Tier travel powers? And then you can get 3rd Tier at 12th Level?

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Of course there is a tier 4 - Group Fly, Group Teleport, Vengence, etc.

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Those are each the 4th POWER in each pool, which is the Third Tier in the pool.

Powers 1&2 = Tier 1 (Recall Friend + TP Foe)
Power 2 = Tier 2 (Teleport)
Power 3 = Tier 3 (Group Teleport)

The first two powers are in their own tier, then the second power, then the third.

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Based on this logic there are no Tier 9 powers in any primary set in the game; since you are able to choose between the first and second powers in your primary set at level 1.

I think the problem lies with the fact that the term "tier" is an affectation used by players and developers alike but after a quick search through the CoH manual I see no reference to any power tiers.

Suffice it to say that per Positron's and Castle’s replies to this thread; the original announcement should have read as follows:

60 Months

City Traveler Badge: Hit the ground running… this badge unlocks access to the following Power Pools at level 6:

Flight
Superspeed
Teleport
Superleap

Players will have access to the first 3 powers early on without the normal prerequisite for selecting a travel power.


Much less ambiguity there.

Maiden Justice? I f***ed her! OH!

I remembered that I am deathly allergic to tacos. And then...

Of course I like Lord Recluse, he's a swell guy! It's spiders that I can't stand! EESH!

I cleared the room. And then...

I burped and then...

I decided not to wait until this weekend for Double XP, hopped a plane to the west coast and stormed the NCNC offices. And then...

Who are you calling fork-face?

No, I am not The Shoveler, why do you ask?

Jump, Jive and Wail in my pants. - Brian Setzer Orchestra

Do the stars make me look fat?

Fixing A Hole in my pants. (The Beatles)

If I could see my way through the mayonnaise it would stir the kittens in my soul to even higher pancakes!

Garfield: You talk funny Nash. Where you from?
Nash: Lots of different places.

First thing that popped into my head after reading your post Titania.

I'll try and make the event this Sunday!

I'm not sure I follow what you mean about Stealth not being as great as it used to be. I believe that the defense buff for Stealth was dropped but I myself never really relied on the defense buff for my blaptrollers. I use the Stealth+Super Speed combo to get me in close enough to deal maximum damage where it will do the most good.

When you are consistently dropping opponents in one or two hits defense really isn't too much of an issue. My damage output can easily handle Unyielding solo spawns and when I'm teaming there are buffs/debuffs, heals and meat shields to help mitigate the damage that I'm going to take.

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Man where should i start??? What are the devs doing? Stalkers get yet another powerset in i13??? OMG and villians get Pain Domiantion??? Aren't they already dominating with widows in pvp??? When are the Heroes gonna get something thats really good? First thing that I think needs to happen in i13 is improving the PB and Ws,you know to make things fair and balanced remember that??? How about pistols for blasters? How about another good damage set for scrappers,Fire melee is great,and 1 more nice set wouldn't hurt.Tanks could use a new good set as well,since brutes have fury,and more powersets than tanks.Man you guys keep giving the villians stuff every issue and keep the heroes behind on the goods.I hope you guys got some more nice stuff to announce,cause right now it looks like a disappointing issue.

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... Yer kidding, Right? All these years people have been moaning about Vside getting hosed, and now you're complaining when it actually gets the goods?

[Stares. In amazement and disbelief.]

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I have to admit that Shields for stalkers does seem a bit misplaced. What do you need with a shield if your main defense is stealth?