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Soliciting feedback for this.
Basically:
Teams list rosters in seperate thread
8 Core, draft 3-4 more.
Best out of 3, Home pick Map 1, Visitor pick Map 2, Random Map 3.
Alpha slot only.
Maps: All in except Monkey Cage, Office.
Powers:
This is where it gets a little dicey. I asked four or five people whom I consider fairly reasonably (Masque, Pixel, PF, Artic and Katalyst) about this and the responses were pretty varied.
Basically, asked whether TK, Stalagmites or Soul Storm were problematic.
About half wanted no TK. Masque suggested just getting rid of all of them so you could just go by normal skill/evade/etc...and it seems a lot just want to roll with whatever, but limit on Tauntbots (1 per team) and Stalkers (2-3 per team).
I'd like team captains (figure out who you are) to discuss this because once the league starts, I don't want to hear:
"OMG YOU USED PINK BLAST BAN BAN BAN!!!!!!"
My only objective here is to keep the remaining 8 v 8ers busy and happy with a ladder.
Prize-wise, not much I can do personally...but I can ask Z if we can get gold titles like U2BG got, or maybe even costume codes or other swag.
Season long enough to have two matches against each team.
Playoffs? This might not even be feasible if we have only 3-4 teams.
Trades fine, but maybe cap trades to first few weeks so you don't have a team dropping then everyone else absorbing them.
Playing people...should be up to captains, but would be nice if everyone got to play if they are good enough to play.
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Quote:I don't mind Keyes (It's annoying, but so is farming hundreds of mobs for hit point Accos) but there's no reason to do it with BAF and Lambda being on "zombie mode", where we can basically roll our faces over the keyboard and succeed. I'll probably try the Underground Trial. If it's fun (IE I don't get instakilled, instaheld, have to do repetitive actions involving carrying an NPC around) I'll do it more often...Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
Right.
I'd also argue that 2 EMPs that it gives WILL NOT be a big enough incentive for folks to abandon the "on farm status" ones. Now if the U Trial is able to be speed (which from what I've seen and read so far, there are already strategies that could make it speedable) then that's a different story.
If I had my way Keyes would give 2 Emps, and the U Trial would give 4.
As for farming, it's been around since Day 1 and the Devs haven't killed it yet. Heck, in some cases (PvP IOs, Purples), you either have to play the Market to get them or farm player characters over and over or mobs over and over to get a drop. Or just accumulate enough Empyrean Merits or Alignment Merits, as a result of farming tips and trials...
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Quote:Originally Posted by _Velociteh_
You would have to seriously consider banning powers that can easily abuse KB, not whole power sets but those powers in particular, (Power Push, Force Bolt... anything that does over mag 9 KB... *cough* tk blast)Not only that but...Quote:Originally Posted by hemmingway3
Force Field defenders and Stalkers would rule such a league.
You won't have recovery bonuses from IOs, so Therms might get nasty.
You probably won't be near the hit point cap, so 1200 hit point squishies are going to make for some nasty matches.
Unscrupulous players could still "cheat" by slotting a single IO in some powers to boost performance.
Recharge on powers might be sluggish in making attack chains.
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Double XP is tomorrow and there are show-stoppers concerning Account connections to I21 valdiations, so I'd say no...
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Quote:*Seethes in jealousy*Originally Posted by Santorican
Today I've been playing CoH for 7 years
. Auction house command is awesome!
First thing I am buying when the Paragon Market goes live!
Congrats! -
Quote:Anecdotally, 35-39 Silver rolls have been doing great for me.Originally Posted by TopDoc
I just realized, this is going to completely ruin my next project. I was planning to make a big spreadsheet with weights and costs and such for all of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold rolls you can get in AE. That would let me determine the best way to spend tickets for all the new Claws/Electric Brute farmers I've created due to the "Cebr" guide I posted in the Brute forums. But prices are going to be completely wacked for a few weeks most likely. Hmm...
Pulling 5,000,000 - 40,000,000 per roll out there excluding the really crappy stuff. Been doing much better than the Bronze rolls of late. -
Quote:Bought my purples and PvP IOs three weeks ago to avoid the crush.Originally Posted by Blazing_Fist
So it's crunch time if I want to get my SS/Fire brute to 50 and IO'd up?
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Quote:Wrong.Originally Posted by je_saist
Throughout the entire time that it is has been in-game, PvP play has never attracted more than single digit player percentages. .
Ex Libris herself said there were 10% + of player base pop at its peak.
Test had several dozen people doing matches on any night, if not more.
In between issues 5 and 9, you easily had 20 teams (counting both sides) of 10-20 people each in the various ladders and that's not even counting zone play.
Next time you're going to be incorrect, please do so without a wall of text. -
KB powers would be hilarious out there, but of course PvPers would be slotted against them. Pinball games with new entrants would be great though. Have one team on a geyser, other team on second and chain Force Bolt people around the shard.
Don't think the Devs will go for this, maybe a Shard arena map though. :P -
Fantastic news!
Would love to know how we access the Paragon Market interface, however.
Is there a store ingame or a slash command? Howz it all work? -
Quote:Over my dead animated body.Originally Posted by Mystic_Cross
They should have called it Neuronia... hehe
Probably a reference to Keyes... -
Quote:1 v 1 ladder will likely have a seeding tournament then all participants will have a set ranking (0 or whatever) and gain/lose points according to an ELO K value system. For example, if you're #1 and #8 beats you they would gain K=8 (let's say) but ideally if you beat the #8 seed you wouldn't gain as much, maybe 2-3 points. We'll see.Originally Posted by Artic_Chill_44
I heard talk of such rumors in my travels across a variety of servers as of late and My question is as such this.
1.) When/Where/What will happen with any of those ideas in the above quote ^
2.) May I join?
Thank u kind citizen
3 v 3 ladder might have one or two AT restrictions (so people don't bring all therms, for example) but that's about it.
Also, lft for the 3 v3 ladder (you can have 5 people registered on your team). -
Tired of the team grind? Want something a little different?
Check out the Lethal Lottery! All participants will be paired with a random partner. At the end of four rounds, the top four scoring players will be randomly paired in a 2 v 2 best of three.
Prizes:
Winning team: 100 mil each + choice of LOTG 7.5 level 25 or Numina proc (One to each player)
Second place: 75 mil each + remaining prize
All other participants: 50 mil each.
Nota: For my own sanity in making pairings and assigning partners, this event will cap at 16 participants. First come first served for registration.
Note: Must play at least two rounds to obtain a prize, no joining and quitting to get your prizes.
Lethal Lottery (In association with CAPE)
Date: August 21 2011
Time: 9 PM Eastern - Show up EARLY to register your global. We start as close to 9 as possible!
Location: Pocket D Arena
Host: @Neuronia, @Neuronium
Format: Random Draw 2v2
Weight: SHW (47-50)
Match Duration: 10 Minutes
Match Options: Travel Suppression Off, Heal Decay Off, Diminishing Returns On. Alpha Slot only, please unslot Judgement, Interface, Destiny and Lore.
Maps: Random. All maps will be in play.
Additional: Tier 1 Inspirations and Arena temps are permitted. One reset is permitted within the first 60 seconds of the match if a player disconnects. Sudden Death Mode does not count.
- This event will consist of 4 preliminary rounds to determine four finalists.
- You MUST stay on the same character all event.
- Preliminary rounds will be 2v2 format with random partners.
- New partners will be drawn after every round.
- New opponents will be drawn before every round.
- Scoring will be as follows: 3 points for a win, 2 for a tie, 1 for a loss.
- In the event of odd numbers, one player will have a bye round. No player may have more than one bye round.
- Partners selected for the finals will remain until a winner is decided.
- Finals will be in a best 2 out of 3 format.
- Ties count as a win for both teams.
- Additional rounds may be played in the event of a tie.
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Yeah, It's annoying.
I got the completion badge and I'm done with it, just running BAFs for Astrals and alternating with Lambda for Empyrean.
Keyes is unfun, not doing it again unless I'm assisting with badges. -
Quote:Clearly we have failed then, for PvP is all about the griefing, drama and rage.Originally Posted by R-Tech
I wanted to say a BIG thank you to the organizers, team leaders, and coaches from Boot Camp 2. You guys did an incredible job, both as hosts and team mates. I really learned a lot from the experience, and you've helped me build a solid foundation to go from moving forward. Most of all I had fun and found a new love of PVP.
It was fun.
Thanks to everyone on Elefants, Smallz as captain, R-Tech, Bambi, Hemm, Ska-Core, Lin, Nugget and everyone else that got in when they melded teams. It was awesome being on a team with quick locks and pressure.
Thanks also to DE, we struggled a bit toward the end and but it was fun.
Nice going to MP on Rad, Just on Emp and EE and Arky as well as our Blaster crew.
Thanks to Masque for hosting despite a lot of arguments and side-tracking.
Thanks to Arky for generous use of Vent.
Big thanks to Zwillinger, Glue Arrow fl yo. Thanks for the prize support too.
Wish I could have helped more, not a lot of questions though so I guess the mentors did their jobs.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Lifetime subs are a ticking financial bomb for developers and publishers - the people who buy them are the most dedicated players of a game - the people who'd be the most likely to pay subs for years.
Once the lifetime sub has paid for itself, the company is left with players who are entitled to all the perks of a sub, but who aren't actually required to pay a single cent anymore.
Just look at all the players here with 2004 and 2005 registration dates - NCSoft has been getting 6-7 years of subs from them instead of getting 2 years up front, and then having to support what would basically be free playing VIPs for the other 4-5 years.
Best thing you've ever said.
I've been paying for 7 years on one account and two years on another account, gladly as well. If I hadn't kept my subs "active" through these payments I doubt I would have any interest in the game. To me, constant financial infusions into something keep my interest in ints development and activity levels. -
Using the costume creator.
Using the Arena.
Using the ingame respec system.
Using trainers to level up.
Using inspirations.
Using dual origin or single origin enhancements.
Crossing zones.
Unlocking accolades.
Using public transit.
Obtaining story arcs.
Quote:This happens already with purples, PvPIOs, accos etc...there are always going to be some that can either grind out the loot, play the market for the loot or buy the loot from RMT.Originally Posted by Intussusceptor
Another bad scenario is if pvp encounters are followed by debates regarding if someone paid for more power. -
Quote:I play the side that rewards me the most.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
The majority of people simply prefer to be good rather than evil - and there's no way to change that.
In each case I am punching people with no consequence.
You are a vigilante whether you are a hero or villain, there are no real-world consequences for anything you do.
I play blueside more because I can run all the Phalanx TFs and get over a hundred Merits, while Redside gives me bare bones, which is why I switched my new Controller to redside for Patron powers but am PLing to 41 so I don't have o go
Agreed. You can literally make one villain and see all the good content on the first go through; few mayhems, some contacts and all the SFs and then...you're done, so you make heroes and join your friends, not because it's heroic but because you want to play with other people.Quote:
2. All original villain ATs came pre-nerfed out of the box, the the gimmicky inherrents tacked on to make the pre-nerf not seem so bad. The worst of this was dominators but alot has been done to fix that issue. Right now the biggest issue is stalkers which the devs for some reason will not recognize at this point as needing the most help in the game right now. For some retarded reason they think stalkers have aggro issues but the issue is damage.
5. The lack of additional content to get parity in this game. There are almost twice as many hero tfs than there are villain sfs. That needs to be corrected. Fill in every where there is a level range for the. Basically what needs to happen from here on out until parity is reached is add 2 to 3 villain sfs for ever 1 hero TF they add. Also new villain zones like the hollows, striga and dare I say it the shadow shard. And for the love of gawd stop making so many tfs where villains have to be side kick to the heroes. In only a few comics you would have heroes and villains working together like this, realistically the villains would do their own thing to stop whatever force that is intruding on their territory instead of playing sidekick to the heroes. Just for once make a SF where the heroes are actually the sidekick of the villains where they are having to choose the lesser of two evils instead of the villains doing something for the greater good.
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Redside has some great stuff, but just not enough zones and contacts to make it desierable for repeat play. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Zwillinger
2. On a less world impacting note, I am sadly at home sick, having finally succumb to the Con Plague. This means that if I were to host Ustream, it would be from my bed, me hacking and coughing, unshaven and unshowered, with my kids jumping on my head and pointing at the camera going "I WANT TO SAY HI TO EVERYONE!".
Tale care Z, don't come back until you're good and healthy.
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Quote:Z, go get more flashy costumes, they're neat.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I may be biased, on a professional level, but...
Community. The CoH Community is outstanding. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and warm are a few of the words I regularly use when describing our Community to people who are new to the game. Rarely can you point to the Community of an MMO as a selling point, however in the case of CoH, it really is.
Sometimes, when I'm on my personal account, I forget that the folks I chat with on a daily basis here on the forums don't know who I am in global channels. The people you play with in CoH put you that much at ease.
Also Glue Arrow more, not being glued against a TA is
If I had to sell someone on the game, I'd say it has a lot of customization for your characters, lots of flashy powers and even though gameplay gets repetitive, you can find mini-games like inventions, pvp, the market, role-play, etc. -
Quote:GIVEOriginally Posted by Noble Savage
Hey, folks. It's your friendly-neighborhood concept artist Noble Savage here, and I was curious about something. Looking at all of the game's Signature Characters in particular (like the Freedom Phalanx from COH, the Arachnos patrons from COV, and the Praetors from GR), which are your favorites from a visual standpoint? Who really 'clicks' with you? Who looks the coolest/most intriguing/scariest, etc? Which costumes are the best fit for the particular character's story? Feel free to look at GMs, AVs, and even enemy group bosses while you're at it, but I'm curious which boss-level and higher NPC costumes really capture your attention and why.
Not really looking for player costume requests in this thread (please put those in All Things Art); rather, I'd like to know which characters make the game come alive for you visually.
Thanks,
NS
ME
CARNIVAL
OF
SHADOWS
OUTFITS
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Quote:Do people really do this? I mean...if you have friends in game they will help with Accos and PLing, no need to do that sort of stuff. :/Originally Posted by Phillygirl
I have also known people to behave in such a way to get guys in the game to give them things or PL them I know both girls and guys pretending to be girls (who even post girl pics to their faces account) who do this. Everyones reaction to "attention" is different. The OP never defined what she felt was harasment, it may not be what someone else defines it as.
Agree completely.Quote:There is always a certain amount of personal responsibility that we need to take in both our actions and our reactions.
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Quote:Hai Mac!Originally Posted by macskull
Also, the game's PvP population is spread out too much already. The game needs less places for players to meet, not more (a good way of doing this is cross-server PvP zones or at least cross-server arena).
WIth server transfers (one per month) with Freedom the hardcores will probably congregate one server or something...probably not going to see any cross-server stuff anytime soon though.
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Leading incarnate trials lately...sometimes it's easy as pie, other times the group is like hyperactive chihuahuas.
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Quote:No thank you.Originally Posted by Chainsaw_Chicken
I hate getting harassed in game, and so I wish they would create a female only server. They have female only gyms for a reason. An online video game is not a dating site.
If we can have VIP servers please make one female only.
Thanks.
When I get advances ingame I politely rebuff them.
If they insist I report them for harrassment and /gignore.
I can chat ingame with my female friends if I'd like to...or with all my friends. My current best friend from the game is male and we chat offline all the time.
I get where you are going with the gym analogy, but unless someone tracks us through slips of information/IP/address snooping, which is far beyond the scope of NC Soft's moderation, we still control our own environments.
Also, not to take this TOO far afield but I developped friendships with a number of gay women over the past 10 years (they shared an interest with me so we arranged irl meetings in a safeish zone around the theme, in Baltimore Comic Con years ago) and the overriding theme around us was that we welcomed males but made it abundantly clear that advances were unwelcome - either from disinterest or safety standpoints. As Philly expounded, harassment is quite possible and likely from a same sex enclave and is equally as uncomfortable.
There are female only channels ingame. I know Gender Poison on Champion Server used to run one (still does?) and had character meetings too. I thought it was great but had too many channels already and didn't keep up with that group for a while.
Also, Golden Girl, I've vacillated a while in between putting you on ignore or not but you aren't helping yourself with comments in this thread.
P.S. Sinister Dirge is eminently correct in his comment about "check outs".