Slaunyeh

That's because, ultimately, side switching makes very little in-game sense. Going from hero to villain is really really easy: Just walk out into the street and kill a random dude. There, done. Going from villain to hero... not so easy. The only really "realistic" way I see a villain could redeem himself both morally and legally is if he had access to something that the authorities wanted/needed badly enough to grant him immunity from past crimes.

Vigilantes and rogues really shouldn't be transition alignments, the way I mostly see them treated these days (presumably due to hero/villain merits). I think they should be independent alignments you could start as and stay as if that's what's right for your character. I remember a lot of initial complaint that there was no reason to be a hero or villain any more, though, so this might be our own damn fault.

Does that mean they are going to delay i22 'till the 9th in Europe?

Is he allowed to redefine the meaning of Soon™? Because that's totally not what it means, historically.

I think you've spend too long on other forums. You should hang out here more!

That said, I think you bring up some valid points and definitely good feedback to the devs on how it feels to return from a long absence. Some of the issues you are experiencing are definitely due to the premium setting, some may be because you've been away for a while, so if there's anything we can help with, be sure to ask. I'm sure some of us might even be willing do give you a quick run through Mercy to familiarize you with the new zone layout.

Rabbit-driven software development. It's a thing.

Have fun!

It's not even the first member of the Freedom Phalanx he's shot and killed.

And we all know the writing team is well above such tricks.

I don't think "decent" is the word you're looking for.

But yeah. I don't know if I expect her to get better, but I sure hope they are going somewhere with this, other than cheap shock value.

My villains want to stop being suckered into saving the world. (A few of them may want to get slapped around by Golden Girl. But it's a distant second!)

You realize that City of Heroes is already in 3D, right?

I always thought Shia LaBeouf would make a great Han Solo.

*ducks*

Hear hear

Seriously? "God Mode"?

I think the "problem" is that some people have difficulty with the concept that people have different likes and dislikes.

I've been enjoying the game for close to eight years without problem, and I don't really need your permission, or understanding, to enjoy the game for different reasons than you.

You just need to accept that most people aren't you.

Fortunately for all of us, your understanding isn't a requirement. Feel free to enjoy the game the way you want, and the rest of us will do the same. M'kay?

Not to mention that CoH is the only game that seems to be moving in this direction.

WAR came up with the concept of 'public quests', which was really brilliant, but it wasn't long before it became obvious what the disadvantages were... if there wasn't people enough around, you couldn't finish the last stages, an issue exaggerated further by dwindling subscription numbers and little incentive to roll alts to keep the low-level zones populated.

Even WoW had to move away from their 40-man raids because they were simply unmanageable. Today, the most common raid is the 10-man raid, which is practically a regular CoH team.

Where everyone else seems to be reducing the reliance on other players (because time-zones, future population, etc., make the availability of other players unreliable at best), CoH has taken a step in the other direction and increased the reliance on other players. And it's not like our population numbers have been sky rocketing before of after the Incarnate raid content.

I'm sure there's some thorough business analysis behind all these changes, but I just don't get it. It seems to go against every trend out there.

I just fail to see why idling in a corner should reward you for your leadership and organizational skills.

And I don't understand why they had to invent a raid mechanic when our normal team size is already practically the size of a raid in other games. Normal teams work perfectly fine, and your contribution on them actually matters. If Incarnate content had been team focused, I might actually want to play through it.

Completely off-topic, but welcome back!