Sabby

I have done it multiple times: More people = better chance of winning (and I was one of the biggest mouths when it came to bringing down the difficulty back when it was hard)

A bubbler is all you need; and several scrappers. Make sure melee are the highest levels (if you have a 30 defender, make sure all the scrappers and tankers are 30 or higher)

Best odds at winning are with the same level team - all the way through...

By far the best Halloween event I've ever seen (Sony and a ton of other companies should learn from this event!)

I even bragged about it on the EQ board I still hang out on; loved it, loved it, loved it....

Clearly a hint as to what's in Update #3 - Weeee!

Just curious - who decided what levels these powers were? Some AT's get one power much earlier than another might get it (Kinetic primary vs. Kinectic secondary)

And most bad guys have always gottenn powers before they could use them (everyone remembers shamans in EQ casting sow indoors); it's to compensate for your (hopefully) level of intelligence

I've been keeping track of rumors on my website for Update #3. They are as follows:

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Customized Weapons (for people that use weapons (ie. not blasters, MA scrappers, etc...) - those come at a later time) - But this might not make it....

Trench Coats and other flowing capes. Capes of different material - probably going to make it.

The SSOCS - Super Secret Out of Combat System. Whatever this is - Guarenteed to be there (I think that was Statesman's exact words - they were going to push off the customizable weapons for this...)

New AT's: Bow and/or Sonic powers...

Player Bases (Gotta get ready for COV after all) - I'm thinking update #4 tho...

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There was one other one I thought... *runs off to look*

Oh, that's right:

More Trials, possibly TF's.

Prestiege classes. Once your character reaches level 50, you will unlock the 'prestiege class' for that AT. This is a whole new character to play with.

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There, those are the current rumors of items to be in Update #3 as stated in various CoH interviews by Statesman or someone else....

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Why is it being viewed as an "issue" to be "solved?" If the Devs nerf AoE damage, what role do you see blasters having, and how are you going to prevent just about every AoE blaster subsequently rolling up a scrapper (or cancelling subscription altogether)?

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Ok, I have an AoE blaster and that statement is laughable. If thye nerf AoE damage, guess what: We're STILL gonna be bigger damage than scrappers and every one else...

What this will do, is take away your ability to walk into all those different zones and take out whole groups in one or two hits.

I like my fire blaster, but even I'm blown away at the massive amount of damage he does with a good tanker....

WHat will blasters become? They'll become the best damage dealers to single targets just like they were.

I don't want 50. I want to have fun.

For the 'they spawn plenty fast'; they don't if there are 3 groups running around doing it... Several people made comments about the badges saying it took them 20 minutes just to get 2 before the 'badge groups' go to them...

It took me a good 10 minutes (a new player might get confused and wonder if he's in the right area since there simply weren't any 'bad guys')

Hey Pos, can you get rid of the badge in the tutorial zone? I logged in the other night and they actually had badge groups forming. People were complaining about not being able to find any mobs (the defeat 2 and then 4 bad guys);

doesn't seem very heroic to me...

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So, now Hasten will become as pervasive for Tankers as it is for Scrappers.

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I hardly know any scrappers that have Hasten. It's simply not needed (all my attacks cycle (with no attack rates) so fast, I never don't have an attack ready...) - Most scrappers I know are like that... (Defenders I see taking it a lot, so they can heal faster...)

Don't know if anyone's noticed this yet:

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Statesman's Special Announcement
Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Important News!

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM STATESMAN

"Fellow heroes, disturbing information have come to light. Thanks to the hard work at the Federal Bureau of Super Powered Affairs and the Portal Corporation, we have discovered an odd energy signature throughout Paragon City. Researchers believe that this aetheric energy appears to be building towards a climax at some point in the near future. We believe that this will occur on Thursday, but the authorities are not yet sure. All heroes should be on the look out for anything strange in the city that day. Be on guard; we have reason to believe that this bodes ill for our metropolis."

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From the main page. Could it be a hint of Update #2 going live?

September 15th.

I can't wait for this update!