Sigium

Once again, I'm not disappointed by the idiocy of a Samson Sledge thread.

There are tons of things, coding-wise that could 'improve' enemy AI, but it begs a simple question: Are we ready for more-advanced enemies?

By the look of just the AE teams, I'd say 'no'.

Jeebus, get well soon, Posi!

Here's to immunity, recovery, and some well-earned R&R.

The proposal is simple, but it is also oft-requested. That, and we don't really know how simple it is, or isn't.

Quick suggestion for Dual Blades: Kama.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_%28weapon%29

Not to be confused with Kama Sutra, which will doubtfully make an appearance in this game.

Today I had one of those moments that just makes me glad that I play CoH, rather than any other MMO; something that really made me want to play the game, and not feel at all like a grind.

I was on my Controller, playing the 'Healer' role on an AE team. To no surprise, it was just a giant boss farm with the enemy group named 'XP FRENZIE'.
We're short a tank, so I go ask around on the search, and I find one. It takes the leader a little while to respond to the requests, but we get him on. He's a bit chattery, but I don't mind; it's a welcome change to the silence.

And as he's trying to find us, I inform him that it's an AE team, to which he replies something that made me smile...
"What's an AE?"

I sent him a tell, asking if he'd like to duo with me, and get some of his missions done, and we politely excuse ourselves from the team. I get on a team with him, exemplar myself to his level, and we go for his missions.

I spent about 2 hours helping this guy discover his role as a tank. One good thing about me; I've got one of every AT at level 20... So I've got on my squishy Controller, and I make him really work at it; protecting me, maintaining and managing aggro, and even how to NOT abuse PBAoEs.
I take out my Defender, but now I've got some offense, and I can still do a bit of buffing him to make things better, and he's really getting the hang of it.
Next, I bring my blaster, and things are a bit rocky... Because I'm not meant to play a blaster. You don't give someone with a permanent Scrapperlock the ability to do massive Targeted AoE, and then take his defense. I die enough to lose all my Patrol xp, but after a bit of communication, we get things coordinated, and get things right.

In the end, I added a new Global Friend, and I reminded myself how to play my own characters, and how to have fun (and after nearly a week playing CO... I needed a reminder.)

This, all of it, would make for a better game.

I think Kitsune covered things pretty well.

As for collection items? I think making them only available to the collector would benefit well... Just me?

Woohoo! Now the Claws/SR can ALSO get some extra defense sets from Willpower and be entirely untouchable!

This thread does bring back so many memories; Ah, KittyKrusader, you always knew how to make my weekday full of lulz.

Please, don't spear me! Hear me out!

All the big MMOs out there have it-- that certainly doesn't make a feature good-- but one thing that all the MMOs out there have, that I can name, is an 'outdoor' feeling to missions.

"But, Sig, we do our missions in instances!"
Yes, but why can't we be given a choice?

Why can't we have a mission in Brickstown to either infiltrate the Crey base, or to go looking around the city for a bit to find some boxes that might hold their valuables? Why not have a few more missions beyond 'Hunt [Gang]' and 'Patrol [Zone]'? Why can't we have some un-instanced missions that could just take place in the same zones that we love oh so much (Here's looking at you, Striga )?

Would it really be the end of times if we were to put an occasional EB, and maaaaybe even an AV in some key points throughout maps? Like inside the Striga 'Volcano' or near the Storm Palace?

All I'm saying is that some open-world content in terms of a few missions spread throughout the zones, like some simple collections wouldn't kill off the population; ESPECIALLY if it were optional.

- Hostile Face 5... It's so very perfect for both Heroes and Villains alike.
- Baggy pants of any kind.
- Hand wraps
- The Baron coat
- Organic shoulders

Beyond that? Not quite sure.

Honestly? If you're on a team with people who are relying on your SB to the point it's stressful to you, I'd recommend either finding a new team, or taking a breath of fresh air. If the duration is lengthened, there will be a nerf to compensate; a higher endurance cost, or lowered effect.

Security measure.

If someone knows your password and wants to delete all of your characters, at least make 'em wait awhile!

I can't really say what others haven't, but I'll still lend a reverberating voice to strengthen the mortar, I suppose;

The only reason I buy Booster Packs is for the sole reason that they will give me no advantage over another; I will never be able to look at a foe, thankful that I'd spent $10 more than he/she, because I've spent $10 on costume parts, and a nominal power that works infrequently. A mystic fortune? A self-destruct? Mission teleporter? Surely, not one of those has ever allowed me to best a foe, and if they had? I would doubtfully use them again. I buy Booster Packs to support the Developers, and to let them know that their assets should always belong to pay not for the power, but for the play of it all.

I really wish I could say something that Bill hadn't already gotten to, and torn apart mercilessly.

It's threads like this that remind me that people will always try to hype up the FotM just because it's something new. An 'Archetype-less' system is not the end-all, be-all of MMOs... In fact, from personal experience with such systems (Go ahead and guess), I'd say it needs some revision.

I support this, along with the death of mittens.