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I prefer calling it (in terms of CoH) my blastermasterscrapper

A sidenote to be added for the defensive powers, each scales with a certain stat (recovery, dexterty, condition, etcetc), so lets say a flame 'blaster' with little con will only gain a minor ammount of resist of invincibility then a Might (tankish set), who has really alot of condition. So you do prefer picking a set that suits your stats.

As for the 'ranged scrapper with tools', isnt that what every class eventualy is? Fire/kin troller starts ranged, moves melee, use kin tools. A elec/elec starts ranged, moves melee, drains end (tool). hench, even a freaking soldier in the army is one: has a gun, a knife and a grenade/radio. Those are simple the 3 tools of engaging combat.

The active blocking is a skill bound to your shift key. By default you have a pretty 'simple' block ability, wich grants a increase resistance to damage. (i believe about 1,5 times your base value). You can activate it by simply holding shift, release it and skill deactivates. A mob preparing a very strong attack shows a big mark above his head, perfect time to hit the shift button and reduce incomming damage.

Now some 'sets' have a block ability you can learn, wich have higher resistance or have additional knockback/hold/stun protection, one gives a random feedback damage, other give increased energy. Probaby others have other additional features to the block ability, but it remains the same basic.

Yet, wich Arcane i asume also know, the 'job' you choose affects the way you gain energy (or not). You can unlock a variaty of 'jobs' (or just call it builds) wich focus on certain elements. Balanced, Guardian, Offender and (i think) Supporter.Balanced, each block generates energy, however Offender wont gain anything from block, but have an increased energy gain from the 'energy gain power'. Supporter has no energy from attack or block, but have increased energy regen and reduced energy cost for heal/buff/support abilities.

Basicly, compare this to the errr.. (gaunlet, defiance, MM bodyguard, villiguelance) power of City of Heroes, but free to swap between them. The so called defensive abilities are also limited to these 'jobs', a defensive skill like invunerbility (20%ish resist) is only usable in balanse or guardian, but not in Offender or Support mode.

As for variaty in builds, its huge. My melee tank now also carries a gun and rocketlauncher, my ranged gadgeteer (has a few pets) also have melee abilities, without 'gimping' the character. And i really see hardly any equaly build people, sure there are some fotm's (regen rank3) but i hardly see anyone using the same powers except for the initial energy gain ability.

About the game mechanics, that is somewhat logical: you would be stupid to try reinventing the wheel if it already has been made.

However, more and more MMO's are trying to 'grab' those singleplayer combat aspects in a brave atempt to implement this into a MMO, wich is in certain cases quite an achievement.

The famous 'bullet time' AoC tried as 'fatality' move, single player this is fairly easy but in a multiplayer enviroment that is quite more difficult. The result aint the best, but they done a decent job of putting a single-player aspect into a MMO.

In CO for example they made a more 'fluid' transit of interacting with world-materials. Although this is already quite common in singleplayer games, they manage to make a transit from the pickup to the debree in your hands (unlike most MMO's, it despawns and suddenly spawns in your hand). Being the first doing so doesnt mean you already make it perfect.

Now for a big step, there is currently no MMO that i know off where you can actualy can grab, hold or trow your oponent away. As in CoH, you just recieve a XX ammount of knockback, but the 'entities' remain seperated.
Yet in Blade & Soul, NCsoft new MMO, they seem to have done the impossible, grab, hold, trow, punch, smash your oponent around the map (as the trailer shows, the reaper picksup the defeated guy, trows him up, grab him on his stych and trow him 100 yard down the mountain).

I agree, CO aint trully my favorite playstyle, but it shows a very fresh look at what can be done within a 'hero theme' and in wich ways you can innovate basic aspects of an MMO into a 'feeling new' mechanic. (as Arcane says, the auto-power that builds up your energy, this is basicly the melee 'white' damage of games such as WoW).

So how is this related to CoH? First of all, CoH always sticked to its original mechanics, solid and clear system with only tweaks (ED, new def vs hit etc), yet never game breaking. This is one side very nice, you always have the familiar feeling with the game knowing that what u played 4 years ago is still the same today (mechanic wise, moving, attacking, reacting etc). Other side however, as more MMO's seem to innovate their game (mount fights in WoW, AoC 'free combat', open skill-system of GW or CO etc) the 'familiar' system of CoH starts to feel somewhat old, basic and steady dispite the graphics.

What would be my dream? Imaging Bayonetta in MMO form, insane.

Indeed, little new information available. And quite odd, as GW2 and B&S are already shown several trailers while they are not even gonna launch very soon, Aion already showed the trailer of 3.0, again far from release. So even within the NCsoft divisions there are quite some differences

As for the post of Arcanaville, wonderfull said I really cant say CO is perfect, it has quite alot of flaws (and probably some due the lag i have), but they imho pushed the 'hero concept and its mechanics' to a higher level then CoH currently is. Active defense, active fighting, huge variaty in choice of powers.

Is there a sort of timeframe in wich there will be more info about GR? Got 4 other games pounding on the door to be played, so i'm trying to plan this year wich game to play when

My playtime is often that late in the evening that i hardly can make or find a team, hopefully GR going to boost that somewhat.

8. The Most Anticipated MMO is...

Where is Blade & Soul?

So now we got free transfers within 1 continent, can we at least get paid EU-NA/NA-EU transfers?

It got so little use to transfer between empty, nearly empty, deserted and very empy servers.

Remember me, remember Ill Wind, 'cause that's all I got left.

This line, i sooooo love.

I do hope, apart from the current heroes saved (well, except for 1), more eventualy will show up being still ok.

Yes offcourse, i will transfer about 12 characters for like 15USD each (then i still leave alot behind).

See, the irony with WoW, i remember not long ago Devs here were mocking WoW for 'copying' their dual-spec idea, along with the server/faction transfering. However, WoW now made 1 step beyond CoH, cross-server teaming. Easy to say, Guildwars done this ages ago already, never the less WoW became yet again worth the money.

First i played Union, no defiant was better. So i continue Defiant, due <i wont name this here specific, but lets say 'farmers' and the 'system'> Union became the big shot again.. so i should transfer yet AGAIN?

After seeing today the new trailer of Aion, i dont see any reason to wait for that beta to come, even if i'm selected in all 3 tiers. I probably can easy say i'm among the people that spent the most on this game, and what you get? Delayed crap.

Bumping my post, since support went quiet for the 3rd time once they 'escelate' my ticket.

Is there yet an answer to that tier 1/3 beta acces stuff regarding EU players?
(the 60month playtime stuff).

I'm getting pretty fed up with all this US above EU crap (yes they started it yesterday on Aion also).