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  1. Nalrok_AthZim
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eva Destruction View Post
    That was the beauty of i19. In i20 you get to make very slow Incarnate progress unless the content you like happens to be the trials. In i19 you got to make reasonable progress no matter what you did, and even to make fast progress you had quite a few options.
    I20 has been out for 2 days, and I've unlocked my Interface, Judgement and Destiny slots. I've slotted them with commons. I get between 5-15 threads per run and I can make about 6 runs per day. How is this slow?
  2. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Arbegla View Post
    Its like the different between a house cat, a puma, and a lion.
    It's not a puma, it's a warthog. >_>
  3. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Silvertron View Post
    so whats the average dmg output of an incatnate? i mean like a one hitter. Im curious to know the difference.
    My Void Judgement does about 480 damage.
  4. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by JKedan View Post
    Wow. Talk about terrible analogies.

    When you take a test, presumably you have been learning the subject matter in a class dedicated to that subject matter, using materials that are part of the class, for a period of time leading up to the test. Studying for an exam should refresh and bring that knowledge to the front of your mind in preparation for the test, it shouldn't replace the class. You don't decide to take a physics final having never gone to class or opened the textbook until the night before. It is also not a requirement of any class I've ever taken that in order to be successful at an exam, you have no choice but to use someone else's notes.

    Furthermore, exams are designed to test your knowledge and ability to apply the subject matter, not introduce new subjects. The ability to solve the questions comes from both your knowledge of the subject, and your ability to interpret what is being asked.

    If you were going to make the terrible analogy that boss encounters are exams, then the game itself is the class. The developers would be the instructors, and the in game help screens would be the textbook. My ability to be successful at an encounter would depend on my ability to play the game and how well I interpret the various ques provided by the boss.

    By your logic, having a boss that just stands there and is immune to everything but attacks slotted with a single level 17 accuracy TO, and who can one shot anyone that didn't 6 slot brawl, with absolutely no in game indicators to tell people these two conditions are in effect is a well designed encounter. As long as at some point someone writes an out of game guide about it, it's fine, right?

    Edit: Actually, your analogy is even worse than what I outlined. Using your analogy, the best way to take a test is wait until someone else has already taken it and then just use the cheat sheet they made with all the answers on it.
    Man, you're digging way too deep in all of this.

    Let me make this simple for you.

    Just because some people prefer to read up on content does not automatically make reading up on content bad, nor does it make the game bad. The stuff you need to do is presented to you in game. It is. Read it some time.

    Some players may prefer to read more detailed guides written by people other than the devs. If you think THAT makes for poor players and a poor game, you have a problem no one can help you with.
  5. Nalrok_AthZim
    They can be colored. Be sure to change a costume piece with them, or they will revert to default. This is a bug. When you're done just change the costume piece back.
  6. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Stryph View Post
    They look cool but it wont let me edit their colors just yet. I click apply but when I go out to use it the colors are set to default. Is there some kind of trick to them?
    Change a costume piece with them. It's a bug. When you do it just go back and change the costume piece back.

    Also, which Judgement are you using? I know that IDF, Warworks, and Seers are very resistant to Energy Damage, so Ionic is a little flimsy. My Void usually hits for 100% of it's damage, and I've seen Pyronic wreck some serious **** in BAF.
  7. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Psychic Guardian View Post
    The Interface procs have graphics? I can't imagine how the flames of Reactive would look tacked onto PG's [Dominate] or [Mass Confusion] lol
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    Originally Posted by Rintera View Post
    if the interface DOES have graphics(does it actually? I haven't unlocked mine yet...) I wonder how it will look on all my psi powers XD
    They do. I'm using Diamagnetic (great with Dark/Dark, by the way; things miss constantly) and when the proc itself fires, the enemies hit by it are surrounded by this half-gold half-vomit yellow "warp" animation. It's a swirling vortex looking graphic that has yellow lines moving into it. I'll post a screenie if I can.
  8. Nalrok_AthZim
    I have to dual boot. There's no option for me now. I20 has drastically increased the amount of times I crash per hour. I've even installed on a newly-formatted drive with a newly-created admin account. I crash about 6 times an hour (every 10 minutes).

    I have no choice but to dual boot my machine and run the game in Windows until the devs actually find a way to fix the mac client. As it stands, the mac client, for me, is now useless.

    I'm sad I have to abandon my favorite OS to play my favorite game. I'm also disappointed that the client has been like this since Issue 15, and apparently won't change anytime soon according to Zwillinger's first post in our forums.
  9. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Diggis View Post
    Eh? Reading up on the encounter before trying takes away the fun of working it out.

    I will only read up on an encounter if I am really struggling to figure it out, or not enjoying the challenge.

    Your example is flawed in that a game is not an exam. An exam is a test of your knowledge. A game is a relaxing past time. All the information you need should be displayed on screen.
    We'll have to agree to disagree. I like to know what I'm getting into, you prefer to be instructed in the field.

    *shrug* If that's your cup of tea.
  10. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by JKedan View Post
    This....doesn't make any sense.

    So no one knew what the various mitos did before a guide was made? Then who wrote the guide?
    Let me reword it: If you've never done Hami, and barring asking other players for help, are you going to know what the hell's going on when you run in?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JKedan View Post
    It should be obvious that encounters that don't provide you, in game, with the information you need to beat them are badly designed encounters. Out of game resources are a crutch and are only necessary when the developers haven't done their job effectively or players are too lazy to pay attention to what the encounter is telling them.
    You've never played console games, have you? You should try playing Resident Evil 5 or Devil May Cry 3/4. It takes numerous tries to take down bosses before you figure out the strategy. And by numerous I mean "god dammit Wesker why won't you die" and throwing your XBOX360 out the window in a fit of rage. I watched it happen to my old roomie.

    Smart gamers will read up on their encounters.

    Seriously, your logic is the flawed logic.

    "If you have to read up on content to win it's a badly designed game."

    Let's change that a little to reflect the nonsensical aspects of the statement.

    "If you have to study for a test, it's a badly designed class."
  11. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    I believe the intention was to call a stop to the hostilities. What the "I like raids" people are guilt of, if anything, is presenting me and people like me as social pariahs who are wrong for not liking raids no matter the reasons presented.
    But... if I say I enjoyed something, I'm saying that because I enjoyed it. I'm in no way trying to label anyone as anything. It is what it is; I played the trials and I enjoyed them.

    o_o;
  12. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Eva Destruction View Post
    I agree completely. The "raids are awesome and epic and awesome" crowd is more guilty of this than anyone.
    If it's such a problem to say that, why are so many people saying it?

    You're implying that the minority of people going "this issue is terrible" (and yes, those people are a minority whether you like it or not) are more correct than the majority, who are people who just walked out of a trial and said "I loved it!"
  13. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Nyx View Post
    Ummmm...I don't think he was speaking of the aspect of Leagues. We all know that the Justice League and the Avengers have reservists etc beyond anything thay in comix huge multi-team/league aspects occure.

    My understanding of what he suggested was that League content was not designed for CoX...Or I should say, that Cox, was not (And as of now, although new and will go through many changes) still not designed for it.

    I didn't get that he does not understand the larger scale aspects of the comix.
    I'm trying to tie in using Leagues for the new content and the difficulty of said content with the Dark Reign/Siege saga. We have to take down Tyrant, and to do that we have to smash up his Praetors. Eight people just isn't enough.

    The heroes of Marvel had to take down Norman Osborn, and to do that they had to usurp him and those who follow him. Sending a few signature heroes wasn't enough.

    My point: Regular 8 man teams usually won't be enough for this new content.
  14. Nalrok_AthZim
    MOO, please read the last few issues of both the Dark Reign and Siege arcs by Marvel Comics.

    8 heroes weren't enough to stop Osborn. I myself love the new teaming system and I look forward to more League-intended content.
  15. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Ironik View Post
    I have never said these things are too hard. I've said they're not fun. Easy does not equal fun.
    Subjective. I'm having a blast even when Marauder punches my teeth in.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ironik View Post
    Also: if you have to read outside sources to find out how to succeed an encounter, then it's a badly designed game. Period. I'm really getting tired of people saying that we just need to read the guides. Everything every player should need to know should be right there in the game.
    You can take 5 minutes to read how the encounter works, or you can't. Things will feel smoother if you know what's going to happen. If you're not willing to assess your enemy you're not entirely entitled to complain when you can't defeat them. Imagine if the playerbase took your idea and ran with it with Hami, barring them knowing already; no one would have beaten him. They wouldn't know what the green mitos did, they wouldn't know only Ranged can tackle yellow, etc. etc.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ironik View Post
    The other problem I have with it is that we have raid content designed to unlock Incarnate abilities which are designed to make our characters even more powerful... but only inside the raid content. Apparently I missed something in the past year this Incarnate system has been discussed, because I never realized this stuff was only supposed to work within its own gated community.
    You can use Judgement, Lore, Destiny, and Interface in regular non-Incarnate content. The tier 3's for Lore and Destiny won't level shift you but you still have their incredible powers at your fingertips.
  16. Nalrok_AthZim
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EvilGeko View Post
    Does everyone realize that you can easily build to un-commons in each slot without ever successfully completing a trial? And that after doing so, you'll have tools that make being successful much easier?
    I did. That's what's awesome. The uncommons for these four new slots are, IMO, worth more than the Rare's in the Alpha tree.
  17. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane View Post
    Yes, you would.


    Shame on you.
  18. Nalrok_AthZim
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BrandX View Post
    quit the trial if they got any amount of debt
    Whenever someone leaves due to "getting debt" I /tell them and let them know they're an idiot.

    YOU'RE LEVEL 50. WHO GIVES TWO FLYING ****S ABOUT DEBT?
  19. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by Clouded View Post
    You obviously cannot read very well since there are a fair share of 'butthurt' people discussing the content. Perhaps you should revisit the thread when you are not so mean spirited.
    I'm not entirely sure if you're provoking me or being sarcastic. I'm well aware of people discussing content in this thread. Are YOU missing the people who quoted my advice and basically told me they will be dissatisfied no matter what?
  20. Nalrok_AthZim
    I love how I start a thread that says "Step back, breathe, and persevere my friends" and a ton of butthurt people run in as fast as they can and say "I WILL DO NO SUCH THING!"
  21. Nalrok_AthZim
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by brophog02 View Post
    I'm having more fun than I have in the game (on a consistent basis) for some time.

    You actually feel like you accomplish something now, instead of just hitting the button and getting your cheese.
    This time, when you hit the button the cheese punches you in the face and glares at you. But then again, that brings a new challenge. :P
  22. Nalrok_AthZim
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Positron View Post
    Very nice. I like the part where the Tanker self destructs.
    He said he was so overwhelmed he could explode. So he did.
  23. Nalrok_AthZim
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    Originally Posted by CuppaManga View Post
    Nalrok,

    Are you using a Mac with ATI video?
    nVidia 300M.
  24. Nalrok_AthZim
    Just won my first BAF.

    15 seconds remaining in the event. Nighstar and Siege at 3%.

    Nightstar goes down. 10 seconds, both on the timer and before she's resurrected.

    5 seconds. Siege at 1%.

    2 seconds. Siege falls. Mission complete.

    Entire team throws up numerous capslock sentences, tanker self destructs.

    I had to change my pants.
  25. Nalrok_AthZim
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    Hey guys,

    Sent the email awhile back and got sidetracked on the follow up.

    I'll see if I can't dig a bit more this week.

    Thanks!
    Crashes are feeling more frequent after I20. I can barely get through a Trial without crashing to the desktop. It's either a full on client crash or an Assertion Failure (omfg am I sick of those two words).