Memphis_Bill

Right. Couldn't POSSIBLY be that people have worked those other two down to where they take, what, half an hour or less to complete (and get rewards, plus shards during playing) or anything, or the lack of prerequisites (Alpha slot slotted) to avoid a debuff. Nope, must be the playerbase absolutely hating them.

/golfclap

/this.

I try to run a mix, but it's probably 98% "content" (my arcs or a friend's,) 2% "Other" (street sweep for a bit, or venture into AE or what have you.)

How is "You moved 150 yards from your buffer, your defense/resistance/speed/etc has now dropped" better than "You've had the buff applied, take your group and finish off that side of the caves, we'll finish off this side arc of the caves, and the buffer doesn't have to worry about running out of END so they can still fight?"

Your definition of "better" is an odd one. Your suggestion has, aside from having to introduce a whole new power mechanic:

- Tied down one team member. Seven toggle buffs to maintain - assuming this isn't like FF or Sonic, where there are two shields PLUS dispersion bubble, for instance, plus possibly Force bubble, PLUS, of course, an entire secondary (or primary in the case of Corruptors/Controllers) to use.

- Gutted that team member's effectiveness - for the reasons above. We won't see "Don't attack, just heal" out of ignorance, we'll see it because the buffer's END wears off and suddenly the entire team is weakened dramatically. You've essentially turned them into half a character

- Leashed the team to one person. THEY can't move more than whatever the range is. If the buffer needs to go AFK, the entire team comes to a halt (unless they decide they don't want/need the buffs.) Alternately, if you make the range TOO great, you might as well leave the buff-bot at the door, since they won't be able to do much else anyway.

Sorry, this is NOT the definition of "better" to me.

... I can't believe anyone took that post seriously.

I know it's not as fun as believing the sky is falling, pigs are flying, and the world will end in december 2012, but maybe, JUST maybe, (a) they're on christmas break and (b) even if they *would* post, they're being cautious while working on *whatever* is going on in i20.... you know, the same one we've been told participants have to sign an NDA in? So maybe, JUST maybe they're making sure they don't let anything slip ahead of time by being quieter than normal?

>.< That's what happens when I just skim.

Where for art, thou posting devs? Answer: Screenshots and Fan Art, and/or DeviantArt.

OP's not talking about an AOE buff, either.

While that's true, they may be going for the sixth slot's defense bonuses:
Six enhancements increases Ranged Defense by 3.13%.
Six enhancements increases Energy and Negative Energy Defense by 1.565%.

Pfft. Lightweight.

(I keed, I keed.)

"About resistance" means a lot more than FF, quite honestly. While FF is about buffing Defense (and doing some knockdown/back/shoving stuff around,) Sonic not only buffs your resistance, but DEbuffs the enemy. You're melee? You get to wear a sonic tutu that debuffs everyone in range. Why do you not take as much damage? Not just because your resistance is up, but because theirs is down.

I'd also disagree, to a point, that it doesn't help Mez. Sonic has Clarity (which FF does not,) even though it comes late in the set (26 primary/35 secondary.) Also, Sonic Dispersion helps vs holds, immobs and stuns (as well as adding more resistance.)

Yeah, ideally you'd have one of each keeping you buffed. But Sonic does quite a bit more than just "add resistance."

And personally - I'd go with a controller. On teams, the resist buffs *and* debuffs (as well as clarity) will be appreciated. Solo, they'll only help your damage more. Just don't pair it with Illusion. Have one at 40 or 41... never again.

I still find any reference to "grinding out levels" here in COH amusing. You want *grind,* go to Aion. It's one of the things that finally drove me from there. "Oh, you need 1,000,000 gold for your next skill. By the way, you have about six skills to upgrade. Oh, you want some improved wings? 4.5 million. Then run down to the Abyss (where you're still underpowered) and grind away for stigma shards, and be sure to be at every Fort raid you can to try to get medals for the decent gear... which you'll outlevel in a week. Oh, you want *flash* armor? Get 5 characters on the same side to 30 (itself a bit of a grind,) hope they all have the money they need during the quest! Good luck!"

Honestly, you could probably measure grind by how well the RMTers do. Here, they're almost quiet. There, there's always more RMT ads 9by the time I left) and RMT "stores," among other things, than actual talking.

Edit: I also have to add one other thing, at least personally, about F2P games. I end up basically not *caring* about what I make there - even in the ones without limitations (such as Guild Wars.) Add in limitations (like... I think it's Warhammer that limits you to level 10?) and they likely don't stay installed for a week. Then you're either paying for levels, paying for areas, paying for equipment (or staying an underpowered "froob" - "free noob") - IF the game updates at all.

No, I'll stick with the sub on COH.

Funny thing - those enemies you fight are set to deal with you at your strength at any particular level. You want those powers? Play that character more consistently. It doesn't take that long to level NOW.

Bwahahahaa..... right. Well, we wouldn't have to worry about income from the game any more after such a monumentally *bad* idea if that ever happened. It'd be shut down and forgotten.

The content plays differently with different powersets. 200+ alts. I'm saying that from experience, not theory.

If you see it as "work," maybe you should take a "break."

Heh. Don't assume that. If I'm playing a female character and with some of my female friends, I'm often one of the more conservatively dressed!

/these.

I *like* that I don't have to have specific ATs/powersets. And I love not having "heal aggro."

Played Aion for a while. I had a - bah, I'm forgetting their classes now, cleric, I think it was. Solo, not a lot of damage at the levels I was at. I was playing, however, with two friends - and we ended up having to make the "holy MMO Trinity" (or something close.) Result? If I did anything BUT heal-heal-spam heal-heal (especially with the ton of "Go into this Elite area" encounters) - you know, like take a swipe at something that was attacking me - it was almost a death sentence for the tank.

I absolutely hated being a heal-bot, and hated heal-aggro. That coming here - yeah, I'd be looking at that subscription again *very* closely.

(I don't mind getting the attention of enemies with debuff toggles - after all, I'm affecting them directly, and it makes sense.)

Well, those suggestions come up often enough.

I'd still like to see some - like the majority of the Snipe recipes - shuffled out of the pool and moved to a vendor somewhere. They can be available then, if you REALLY want calibrated accuracy or executioner's contract - and won't just be an insta-delete drop. (And I'm saying that as someone who *likes* snipes.)

Set up binds. (My buffing goes - left-right arrow, pick next, left-right, pick, left-right (etc) until finished. Zips through quickly.)
Prioritize who you're buffing.

You don't have to "constantly re-buff people all mission long." It takes a moment every few minutes, then you're back to blasting/controlling/masterminding. (And yes, I play *many* FF, Kin, Sonic, Thermal, Cold, etc. buffers.)

You, re: pulling, in this very thread:

/this. Two tries, one was a smaller and (IIRC) all-hero team. Booted right out into Atlas, scattered around the zone.

Two newer pieces from Playworkart.

First, my Grav/Kin, Yvette Horizon - originally meant as a "pseudo-warshade" -



And next, a VEAT (just guess what kind,) Cobriza: