Memphis_Bill

And yet you mention post count specifically as something you claim makes me think I'm more important. Multiple times. Even though a simple search will show otherwise.

Are you sure you haven't already? And don't worry, you're already on ignore there. (And not just from me - if the people who *make* teams have you on a "no team" list, well....) And going to be here!

Oh, just so we're clear - it's not because of your post count. It's because of *you* and how you've chosen to act.

If you mean your own, perhaps.

And no grief. Merely trying to remove some of what you and people like you think is "ammunition" when you have no support and no actual argument.

Edit:
By the way, if I'm going to point out *anything* about myself to "show off," it's going to be things like the guides I've written, the help I give in game (and not just via the help channel - I've walked newbies through quite a bit) and the like. THOSE are the things I take pride in, as far as the game (including the forum) goes. What have YOU done?

Heh.

Let's see:

Valk - Valkyrierising. One of RO's leaders. Often leads teams, moderates the channel. Has been playing for years. Knows the game inside and out.

You - Yeah, I ran across you in game, broadcasting for a team. (Funny thing, getting your global - I can one-star you before seeing you "in person" in game.)

She sent me the chat over Steam, thanks. I could see exactly what you said.
*snort* You mean the very thing I don't care about? The thing I never refer to, outside of this thread which is asking for it to be hidden? "Yes, I feel it's so important that I don't want anybody to see it to know how important I am!" That makes oh so much sense. *rolleyes* Think before you type.

You are, however, proving even more that "Someone without an argument is going to point at the other person having a higher post count."

Another way to show you have nothing to say - start with name-calling.

/golfclap

A winnar are you!

This is also Cold_X. Go see what a charming individual they are.

Right. Because it shows you ingame, actual playing time right alongside post count. Or are you psychic? Perhaps you've hacked into PS's character databases and totaled the full time on each and every character on an account?

No?

Then quit proving the addage about assuming.

I've got, according to that, 25,000 posts. I also have - currently, according to CIT - 290-some characters. Some are new, with maybe 1 hour showing on them. Others have hundreds to over a thousand, and I know the time tracking is wrong on some of them. And that's not counting the ones I've deleted. I've played every AT, multiples of most. 26 50s. Played every powerset. PVPed, RP'd, worked on the original AE tutorials you'll find here and on the Wiki.

You want to assume I know less about the game than someone with 5 posts, who signed up maybe a year ago and plays every other weekend for an hour? Solely because I have more posts?

Doesn't that seem rather an *ignorant* assumption to make?

But thanks, again, for proving my point about why being able to hide said count would be a good idea. It would work for both sides - keeping you from making such a silly assumption, and erasing any worry from someone with, oh, 5 posts that they "might be ignored" because of their lower count. Eliminating one distraction from actual discussion.

Initially they weren't sure it would be doable. They'd planned the Avilian EAT (which I *do* still wish they'd do) to give the players "something winged," then worked out the animation for just wings.

See earlier comment to Geko.
This was never a "wouldn't do." When initially asked about it, we had the 15 person dev team. I believe BABs comment was "sure, we COULD do it, but you'd get absolutely nothing else for at least a year, it would take that much work."

I don't believe they ever said they couldn't/wouldn't do this.

Show me a villain AT with empathy. You can side-switch a hero. They still seem philosophically against giving it to Corruptors/MMs.

Again, show me where they said they couldn't/wouldn't do this. They may not have had a way *figured out* to do it, but that's different from couldn't or wouldn't.

Another I don't believe I'd ever heard them say they couldn't/wouldn't do so. Though saying "They shouldn't have done it" is rather fair, given the dismal state of PVP these days.

Now, yes, the ones I don't recall hearing are from memory - but these sorts of things tend(ed) to come up a lot.

*sort*

I think if "wrong" were distance, you'd be orbiting another galaxy with this post.

Though you are a *perfect* example of the attitude I'm talking about in the original post. Using post count to make ANY sort of assumption about what the person says, their experience/knowledge, etc.

Would Arcanaville, for instance, be any "more" or "less" right if she only had, say, 10 posts? Why would you make an assumption based on that, versus what she *says?*

Really?

In my experience, most teams simply didn't give a damn as long as you didn't leech and were generally fun to play with.

People have said "X is subverting SGs/making them useless" about a lot of things. It all depends on what the SG is doing for you in the first place.

Some of mine are mostly storage and transport these days, yes. Others are little worlds of their own, containing (another) way to associate with friends, assisting RP with both setting and association and more. Some SGs are specialty SGs, ranging from the RO groups to PVP groups.

SGs are what you make of them.

Have to disagree with you there. "Toon" is a term for the avatar you use in game. A generic one, sure, but using - or not using - it to refer to the character you create, when referring to "the specific combination of AT, costume, name, etc that describes one of possibly many in game avatars" does not determine if you are or aren't an RPer. (Any more than "Character," "Avatar," "Blaster" or the like do.)

I don't generally use it personally because I start thinking of Tiny Toons when it's mentioned... which immediately jumps over to the Animaniacs.

"Ruin?"

RP does not require you to "ruin" your experience, or - as you put it - "play against game systems." Nor does it require you to sit in pocket D and type a novel every night. (Honestly, I generally shake my head at those when I'm passing through, but to each their own.) You can do so via in-game banter, choice of targeting/groups to fight, reacting to things in-game, giving (with everyone knowing what's going on, I wouldn't do this on a PUG) preference to specific characters you're teamed with (such as healing them when they get the slightest scratch, making sure you're positioned near - or as far away as possible from - them, etc.)

Just via doing that, not going to the extremes of the OP, I've had people (who knew me ahead of time) start associating with the character and getting them and *me* confused. There's a wide range that covers "RP." You don't have to sacrifice *anything* gameplay-wise to RP as well.

... and he means the one made by/for Ford several years ago...

This, more than anything, seems to be hurting low to mid levels. Logging on, if I do a search, I'll see a ton of 50s (usually "on mission map," with a few stragglers in RWZ/PocketD,) and just a few - sometimes 5 or less - lower levels.

Try being patient instead.

Probably already exists somewhere.





.... no, I am *not* going to go look for it. *shudder*

Heh. Careful, people will complain you put the devs down for everything they do if you complain... until they call you a fanboy a thread later. Ask me how I know!

Yeah, that should have been - from what they've said - getting one of the other tables, not the thread booby prize.

(Honestly, my general complaint is that Threads - not as a reward choice, just in-trial - seem to be dropping far too rarely in trials after one of the last patches.)

Arguments over "enough' or "not enough" aside, this would make the badgers go bat-guano insane. (Just bring up "Bug hunter" for another example.)

Part of me wants to say /signed just for the entertainment value, admittedly...

Actually, as far as the market merge, it went somewhat like:
- Posi (I believe) said "We've run the numbers (pre-GR) and don't like the projections for what would happen in a merged market."
- GR announced around the same time, with the suggestion of Vig/Rogue "Gun Runners" swapping sides.
- GR beta-ing. Third currency, third market. Beta players getting a bit irked at the (IIRC) "Well, when you switch sides, you'll still have your money, but you can't access it since it's a different currency."
- GR beta - (speculation) - getting a bit ridiculous with three markets, three currencies, and "what's available/what's not."
- Convenience of merging markets compared to complexity of system and player frustration outweighs projections of "ebilness," decision not to merge markets reversed. (Thinking the gleemail probably weighed in here as well.)

So, while they didn't say it *couldn't* happen beforehand, they said they wouldn't do so because it would make the situation worse. Things changed during development to make it a better idea to implement.

And just what was this list, how many of them were actually "never happen," and what were the reasons behind them?

/bets power customization (not enough people when that was said to do so in a realistic time) and the market merge (system suddenly got too complex with three currencies/markets and the way they were "going" to do it) were on that list.

Hmmm.

Starting from the end, Critical mass is a known quantity, but is overpowering (from the sound of it) longbow, cops, etc. Call goes out for a character-level (non-Incarnate level - no reason to bring a tactical nuke to a knife fight) - say, 35-ish in game terms - hero or duo. Of course, knowing the situation and the chaos involved, they *might* just bring along some superpowered medical help - that'd be enough to cover him. A Vindicator could tackle him, too, but unless he's been powered up in some way, they might be a bit much. The Phalanx - or a single one - would still be a bit much (IMHO.)

Moving up to the knives, some upper-level Longbow squads could handle them and be (I'd think) a fair match. There's going to be quite a bit of damage, though - well, no matter what, there'll be a good bit of damage if they're there to cause havoc. Depending on the size of the group and who they bring along, *possibly* a vindicator, but upper tier Longbow should be able to deal with them.

Given the attitude of the two inside, I'd probably stop at about Vindicator level. Powerful enough to rapidly stop what's happening inside the bank - and probably, given the two are masterminds, have a duo or trio in there.

Again working up -
"Opportunity knocks - specifically, knocks over these stores" villain = Longbow cordon, same-ish level player hero.

Family = PPD/Longbow.

Bank villains =
Since we KNOW they (a) want a fight and are prepped for it, thus more dangerous than usual, and (b) don't care who gets in the way, overkill is perfectly appropriate and I'd probably haul in a Phalanx duo. The point is to stop them, stop them *now,* and do so with minimum casualties.

(All this, of course, ignoring that players have beaten up Recluse and States solo and in teams. I'm specifically not looking at top-level player characters in these scenarios. If those characters aren't available, I'd swap one of the Vindicators over to stop Critical Mass quickly, and upper tier Longbow warden/officer types to stop the random villain in the second.)

Edit: And dammit, you have me writing bits and pieces of this in my head now. Gah.

Well.... that I'd have to argue with. After all, you didn't get *zero* reward. You earned IXP, got threads and - if you finished the other bits inside - Astral merits, correct?

Does the situation stink? Sure. Sorry you got DC'd. But it's no different, in that case, from crashing and not reconnecting to a TF before they finish.

Now if you want to say "The devs need to get their code straightened out to handle raids better," hey, I'm right there with ya.

Welcome to the squiddy side - be sure to read through/bookmark Dechs' "MF Warshade" guide.