PumBumbler

You only need to have 2 installations if you are running the mac client (1 installation per instance for multiboxing).

Yes, although you will have to ensure that the new name that you desire is free on both servers that way.

Another way is to transfer your character over, then create a new toon on the old server with the name of the old toon you just bounced out.

Then when you bring the old toon back you will get your rename token and you only have to worry about the new name you want being available on your target server.

This presumes that creating the new toon to block out the old name leaves you with 1 free slot to come back to.

I was so disappointed in PvP because there wasn't any semblance of balance. Not that expected that it would be perfect, having 2 rulesets was offputting enough, but the real killer was that you could make a toon with a powerset that was competitive in PvE but in no way competitive in PvP.

Having dual builds has since mitigated things somewhat, but there were huge gaping holes in the ruleset that made PvP unappealing for a large portion of the CoX gamers.

Most PvPers I know will have a wide toolbox of toons that will work well in PvP, but also have a set of really good PvE PL toons to help them get those PvP toons.

In a sense this is antithetical to quite a few of the PvE playerbase who are accustomed to making a few great toons (RPers and accumulators) but could not (and now will not) alter them for PvP abilities. Altaholics also suffer because they have a lack of time dedication to accumulate enough loot to make a competitive toon or take powers because it would break character.

Also having no rewards for so long in PvP has really stifled the reasoning for people to go into PvP zones. The decay and suppression updates really made things feel even more alien, even for PvErs.

If the devs are really serious about getting people to PvP in this game (and they should be), they really need to get the existing PvPers (and those that left) on board and figure out a way to lure PvErs into PvP.

I can only see this as being a huge gamble and one that they'd only have one real chance to get right, since basically they'd have to realign PvE to lead in/lure/train towards PvP style play by changing PvE rules and AI in addition to changing PvP rules.

50 PvP IOs? 25 good and 25 not so good?

Not so good IOs minimum 25M on WW?

Good IOs minimum 150M on WW?

and 1 B influence...

I'd reckon that's over 5B right there, minimum. You're prolly at 7-9B easily, possibly more than 10B.

Gold star for yah.

Usually it's Justice, although it can move up and down a bit depending on the time of day. I've seen it as low as 6th and as high as 2nd in order of load status but I really don't check that often.

Since Justice is the unofficial Aussie server, Justice tends to peak in population a bit later than the other servers and seem groggier in the late afternoons (if you are in EST/MST/PST time zones) than other servers.

I only see one dog in that picture. Also the Hoff is obviously uncut.

Speed Boost is optional if you solo mostly, although in any team it would be questioned on why you never picked up SB.

For teaming situations, SB grants a +50% recharge rate boost, plus endurance gain and run speed.

If you think about how much a single Luck of the Gambler +7.5% Global recharge rate goes for on the auction houses (100M+), you can see how much value Speed Boost brings to the table for your teammates.

Being a team kinetic is all about the speed boost. Chuck in fulcrum shift, transfusion and transference and your team is steam rolling everything in sight.

Heh, it's only an observation that new raid leaders need to develop a rapport with everyone downstream. Missing a bunch of issues doesn't make experienced players forget who you are.

nuf sed.

Surprised it's not the big cho.

Heh, don't worry, once the WE calms down a bit regular programming will resume.

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