Memphis_Bill

1. *shrug* I'm already able to take on multiple roles, thanks. I don't need to be a "veat-alike." And leadership's available, if you so choose to do so.

Of course, the other question is "How do you balance this" with having already high-damage classes on a team? Besides, the team's already being given a benefit - aside from the multi-role ability in many Khelds. Namely... they are seeing things defeated faster, because one or more of the members are (depending on team makeup) not being mezzed as much and/or defeating things even faster.

2. No. The extra spawn is NOT that big a deal, and has a place in the storyline.

I'll also say I've *never* had an issue getting onto a team - certainly not "And I'm bringing some extra XP in for you in the form of an extra mob." You're overreacting by dropping out.

3. What about warshades?
3a. "Epic" = tied to a storyline.
3b. Mine don't require them to feel "epic." And this as an RPer.
3c. APPs are designed to help normal ATs fill in holes - squishies get defense/resistance, tanks get holds (for instance.) Controllers get ranged and AOE damage. Khelds, by design, *don't have those holes.*

4. What about Warshades, who get this as an inherent already?

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1. You have a more powerful AoE version, and while they may cost you more endurance, you really don't need to immobilize a single enemy anyway, unless you are fighting an AV, otherwise you can just hold them. -

Have to say I disagree. Take the ST immob. Seriously. >.<

2. contagious confusion is, as I recall, no longer bugged - just as a note.

Also have to say that in the mid-20s, my plant/thorn LOVED to hear that the Miner Strike in Sharkhead was ongoing. She soloed them with ease... and earned her Creepers doing so. Easiest time I've ever had with them.

I agree, it's an interesting way of handling them. (Though I'm iffy about WW/BM not handling them. I'm not big on "soulbound" items elsewhere, and this sounds a step away from that. It would,a fter all, be part of the reward for crafting them. ) The risk (big percentage drop in chance) is a bit steep, IMHO as well - but the idea behind it works for me.

Did this once or twice just to see what would happen (and got one or two recipes out of it) -

Step 1 - Log in account 1.
Step 2 - Log in account 2.
Step 3 - Go to BB.
Step 4 - Cycle through alts, defeating each of them.

By the time they cycled through on one server (with a mix of heroes and villains,) it was long enough for me to get rep for the first one again. I could go and just churn in rewards on most servers without ever being disturbed. (After all, once I set up my location, all my alts log back in there.)

Macskull, Hyperstrike and Goldbrick all, really, have good points. There's no *reason* to PVP in here. Carrots... eh. You'll find more people cooperating (if they bother with the zones) than fighting on most servers. And the whole "Well, in PVE I have long holds/hold protection/great defense while in PVP it's completely different" does throw people.

Aion was made with PVP in mind. Think I mentioned elsewhere I love having a rift open and keeping an eye out for any Asmos that wander through. It's tied into the world story, it's built into the powersets and world. COH... not so much. Aion is (somewhat) more balanced - both sides have the same eight classes. There's also compelling reason (aside from PVP itself) to go *into* those zones.

I'm not so sure we could get away with that here. Or that it'd really work out as well - without it somehow forcing people into being on a mixed team.

There's a good bit of underlying work that needs to be done before we look into more PVP carrots, IMHO.

I'm disagreeing with this solely for the reason of disagreeing with something other than EvilGeko for the moment. One must have some variety in life, after all.

Going Rogue is an expansion, not an issue. That said, I *believe* BAB mentioned some time ago the synch issue would be I17. Given the gap before GR hits beta, though, that may no longer be true.

Edit: The difference -
Expansion: Praetoria zones, all Praetoria missions, having the choice of it as a starter zone with (as I recall what was said at HC) all ATs. Having the choice of "Rogue" or "Vigilante."
Synch: *As a guess* I'd say the visual upgrades would be part of the "issue," as would the Praetorian models (in other words, you won't be fighting "new, shiny" Tyrant at the end of A Hero's Hero "only if you have GR," and fighting the old version otherwise.) Since the powersets are listed as a blaster and MM, those would *likely* be in the issue.

Those are, of course, *guesses.*

1:40, roughly:

"...at least, the stuff we can talk about."

IE: More info later. This is not all of it.

And are they refunding everyone who purchases in advance?

Again... $15/mo isn't expensive. Not just saying that as "Oh, I have a job" but as "Hell, I could afford it when I was unemployed WITHOUT income or major savings."

Besides, price-wise, getting into the game is cheap. Both the Architect Edition and the Mac edition, new (on the PlayNC site) are $20... and that includes the first month of game time.

Price is not an issue for bringing people in.

Edit: Hell, dropping the price - ESPECIALLY after bringing out a paid-for expansion, namely GR - would probably keep people *away.* Why would they drop the price after a big investment? First thought I'd say would be that the game development will be slowing, with the game going into a "maintenance" mode instead of getting further actual development.

So, dropping the price could actually be *harmful* - outside of the obvious "directly lowering their own income."

You may be fighting at -1 to them right now... but so is everyone else (except the leader.) To me, that's a HUGE improvemetn over "I'm fighting at -1, Joe there is fighting at -4, Francine is -3, and Ken there just lost his mentor, they're +18 to him now."

The responsibility for the difficulty is the leader's - they should be seeing if the team is having too much of a problem. The responsibility for letting the leader KNOW it's too difficult is the rest of the team's.

The only problem I'd have with it is it being red - mostly from association with "My SOs have gone red and need replacing." But noting that they behave that way would be good info to have, yes.