PumBumbler

*Gives Katfood some lotion.*

I never understood the abilities of people to maintain 10+ 50s for so long anyhow. I always thought that if I made too many toons that 'mattered' it would wind up owning me, since there is a 'collector's habit' that I had to curb.

Now that the incarnate system is out, and teaming (TFs) is the only real effective way to get it, I'm glad I made the choice to not care so much about which toon needs to be slotted out or has which badge.

I only have 2 toons that are going through the incarnate cycle, and the rest are doing it to help friends or just for something to do.

Unfortunately, although the end game is a welcome relief from my point of view, but I am concerned that the way it is being rolled (doled) out is forcing everyone to be TF grind monkeys. This is not an explicit design choice by the devs, but by happenstance and culture (within this game).

The culture of wanting things now, getting all the new shinies and fear that non-current things fall off by the side of the road encourages/forces everyone to get it done now or be stuck in the slow lane because no one else will want to help you get going once it is no longer the content of the moment.

I hope that some of this changes once i20 launches, since shards can be obtained by doing non-50 activities, and enough shards can be awarded during normal play to allay these concerns. However, I think that the shard monkey grind fear will simply be replaced by thread monkey grinding once i20 launches.

I like that Forum PvP is alive and well in this game.

I noticed the greater incoming damage but I always associated it with multiple puddles, since more come and usually are concentrated around BM, since that's where all the action is.

Welcome to the City!

One thing that I didn't see (although I skimmed the thread) is that the server dots are considered load on the server, not population.

This can mean that a specific server has a lot of hardware thrown at it but the load is light, resulting in a lower dot level even though it may be more populated than the one which has a yellow or red dot.

We do NOT know the hardware that each specific server has allocated to it. The servers are divided into West Coast and East Coast servers, so you might want to choose one depending on physical location, if you feel that network latency is going to be an issue (generally not).

Also, the last part is that the server list is always sorted from the lowest load on top and the heaviest load on the bottom, with one BIG exception. The lasts server you visited will always be listed at the top of the list.

If you want to choose the highest load server (likely the busiest) when you log in, it will usually be the one at the bottom (unless it is the one you last logged into, which will be at the top of your list).

If you want to see a lot of hub bub and activity (not all of it desirable), Virtue and Freedom regularly swap spots on the server list for highest load.

Justice usually is 3rd spot, but it tends to be a late riser (because it is also the unofficial Aussie/NZ server) so if you are east coast it probably isn't for you unless you like staying on later.

Champion, Infinity are usually 3-6th spot and I don't know that much about them.

Pinnacle, Triumph and Guardian tend to be lowest load.

If you do try out Justice, just be aware that most of the action is on JFA2010 and Justice United global chat channels, so it looks quiet on the surface.

Congratz!

Umm...who and what?

Cool. I'll try this out tonight.

Wonder if there is a /cursorscale command...?

Wonder what would happen if they offered a 18, 24 and 36 month sub plan with appropriate discounts... I'd probably sign up since I'm annual.

Try PMing Ghost Falcon.

What I like about Current PvP in this game is that there are still people who care about PvP enough and are civil in discourse, even though PvP has been extremely flawed and had its legs chopped off at the knees.

Other than that, nothing. Kudos on asking, though.