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Originally Posted by Red_Baron

So, an actual, like, serious question: What do those of us who have *actually* been playing for ~7 years get? All those veteran rewards that make me feel squishy and special inside, now reduced to meaningless because everyone has them? I want to feel special. Make me feel special!!

Originally Posted by Lycaeus

And what would you advise players who cannot or will not or choose not to prepare for this future content?

Sorry, it's not meant for you? Just quit until stuff for you gets developed, if ever? Hardy har, I can do it, so it doesn't bother me. If you -just- tried, you can do it, really! Here I'll take you!

(Without acknowledging some people don't have the capability, the time, or the will to grind repeatedly on content or systems they don't enjoy. A PvPer could use the same argument. Lol, I can PvP. You guys are wusses. If you just bought more IOs, chose your powers correctly, keybinded properly and got better reflexes, you can do it too! Without acknowledging that some people have no interest in getting better at it, period.)

There was an old argument for loot once that maintained IOs would be optional and SOs would still be sufficient. We have long gone tumbling past that slippery slope to the point where everyone "worth anything" is at least franken-slotting. Those who can't have already been getting whittled out by something as simple as Trapdoor (which can be brute forced with 4 lucks and lots of reds - I did this, I didn't have the patience to play with his endless clones) and it's getting worst from there.

I've supported the game without a break in my subscription for 7 years since I joined in Nov/Dec 2004. I have taken numerous breaks to prevent burnout, but my subscription has been maintained because I supported what the devs were doing to cater to all groups, solo, duos, small groups, large teams, and experimenting with innovative solutions and systems.

I have to say I'm very disappointed with the current trend (from Inventions loot onwards) and it is finally heading to a point of crisis for me personally. This isn't a snap decision, it's been going on for months. I will be staying on till April 18 to show that I don't mind the loyalty bribe of the pack. I will likely buy the Animal Pack to show support for development in that direction, of vanity costume microtransactions. There are still two months for things to change, to at least announce I21 or I22 plans that might cater to the player subsets that are currently not being addressed by I20 and indicate an inclusive, customization-friendly direction for CoH to go in.

After which, if nothing changes for the foreseeable future (six months on), I think it's time for me to cancel and let the raid-loving group pay subscription fees and development costs for the kind of content I'd prefer.

Originally Posted by Avatea

Thanks for all the info all, we seem to have managed to fix the long loading issue internally. We'll let you know when we're able to get it to the live servers.

Originally Posted by Golden Girl

You should start preparing for the apocayiffs now.

Originally Posted by SerialBeggar

Have you ever sat in your tub wishing your day or evening could be enlivened with a Lusca sighting? Well, your wish as come true: Tentacles!