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Quote:I had the same problem.Originally Posted by Quantum Evil
So lately, I have been clicking my trusty COH icon and the NC Launcher will activate and then open the little Launching Game window. Then it just stops there until I force a close from the task manager. When I click on it a second time, it'll work just fine. Is anyone else having this issue or is it just my karma justifiably coming to get me?
I finally had to set it to close after launch.
I don't like it, because I liked that would download patches for me, and now.. of course... it won't. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Ideon
Ouch. Maybe if you get Dink to modify it a bit so it's not quite so identical, and call it a different name?
Quote:Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
please pass, with flowers and chocolate if needed.It really is a gorgeous costume detail. Something like it would be muchly appreciated. And I always wanted to join a harem!Quote:Originally Posted by LISAR
Tell them we will form a fan girl harem for this. -
What was it? I suspect the above poster is correct. It's not "gone" it's moved.
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Quote:If he only has one account - and it's a solo SG - he can't transfer leadership since both characters have to be logged in at the same time to promoteOriginally Posted by Congelateur
something i don t understand, is the leader a toon of yours? or a friend? If not why do you think he doesn t come back to not lose the lead every 15 days? if yes... why don t you transfer the lead to another toon?
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The villain tip 'Teach Flamespout a Lesson' is also broken. After you free Flamespout you are supposed to talk to him, but he has no dialogue option for you to select.
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Thanks all.
This means a lot to me.
And... T.... SOONER! -
T does not speak for everyone. And NO ONE is advocating barring flat 50's from BAF or Lambda.
However, to answer your question, if you have 50+3s running trials, it's extremely easy to get that first level shift. Run the Ramiel arc**, and/or buy an Alpha unlock with your 50+3. 40 astrals (not hard to accumulate if you're running your 50+3) converted in the mail to 40 shards, plus one WST gets a tier 3 alpha.
Just like that, you're not a flat 50 anymore.
**people, most definitely including myself, are always willing to help run that arc if you need help on a less survivable toon. -
Ya know... the typos bug me too... especially the "viscious criminals" in the RSF....
But if I have to make a choice between fixing typos and fixing bugs that actually effect the way the game plays... I'll chose the bugs every time. -
Happy birthday to my birthday twin!
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I don't have a problem with calling it grinding. It IS grinding. I don't even know how many trials you have to do to get one character to tier three on everything, but you have to do about twice that many to get one character to tier four on everything... and then you start over on the next character... and the next... You have to do the same thing over and over and over again to gain reward. That's grinding.
And the problem with grinding is that it stops being fun. The days are long done when I look at a BAF map and say, Oh, hey... this is cooool! or even get excited because we got Synchronized again on a Lambda. You do the exact same content for the 10th, 50th, or 100th time... you're not doing it for fun. You are doing it for that shiny at the end.
Add in the complication that you're trying to manage not just 8 people, but potentially 24 people... add in the complication that just one person can in many cases cause the efforts of the other 23 to fail and, yes... there is a very real reason to develop a fast, simple, and efficient strategy.
If there are still people out there doing Lambdas or BAFs because they're fun... I salute you... I really do.
But honestly... at this point, most of us are doing trials because we need that component, we need that empyrean, we need that last thread.... not because we're enjoying the content the 100th or 300th time we've seen it.
You say we're racing through them as fast as possible to get to the shiny at the end.... well.. yeah. We are. And yes, there is crankiness when something messes that up. Because it's not just causing a problem for one person... it's causing a problem for as many as 23 people. And when you're hoping that tonight you'll finally get that very rare... something slowing things down or even causing a fail... Yes, it's frustrating. And we can see right here in this thread what happens when people get frustrated.
So... I hate grinding. But I like having incarnates. So.. I grind iTrials. I hate crafting. But I love having toons with IOs. So I do crafting. I hate PvP. But I love badges, and I love having shivens and nukes. So I go into PvP zones for badges, shivens, and nukes. And in each of those cases... believe me, I find the fastest and most efficient way to do that thing I hate so that it can be done with it faster. -
I know, right?
Whenever I see a group of people putting themselves out there, putting aside what they want to do because someone else wants to do it instead, driving themselves nuts trying to make things work out for everyone....
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Quote:If out of everything I've said, THIS was what you picked to be offended by, then clearly the analogy failed.Originally Posted by Sooner
And then the 98 pound weakling can join the banty-weight league and get some experience in tug-of-war, train, drink some protein shakes, and maybe join the higher weight leagues after he's put on some bulk!
98 pound weakling = flat 50.
Banty-weight league = lower level itrials
experience, training, protein shakes = iXP and level shifts
Higher weight leagues = higher level itrials
I was on that trial. I appreciated that you tried.Quote:Originally Posted by Mr_Grey
I suppose I could step up and try to lead a few Trials. I just have bad experiences with trying to cobble stuff together, so I'm a little antsy about it. The only Trial I've tried to lead thus far has been an Underground Trial that failed.
I haven't seen this be a problem. I would say that most of the experienced players are pretty good at following instructions. Now... what I have seen is when a strategy is failing... sometimes the more experienced players will jump in and start doing what they know works.Quote:Then there's the behavior I see when other people are leading PUG Trials... And the leader explicitly says one thing, only to have one of the experienced players go off on a speed grind strategy anyway.
Apology accepted, and I'm glad you recognize that attitude. It is, in fact, one of the best ways to provoke a lot of really angry behavior.Quote:As for your angry, insulting comments, I'm going to try to let that roll off my back. I understand that I have insulted you with my choice of words, and I apologize. I am apparently kicking in the passive aggressive attitude into overdrive, and there's no call for it.
And right there is where our frustration comes in. I think it's awesome that you're working on a lot of characters. I wish I could do that. I bring the same character just about every night. Occasionally I switch up to my tank or a rad. Do I do that because I'm out of characters I want to level up? .... no. I do that because every time I think of bringing a lowbie... I see a whole bunch of other people have already brought lowbies. So it's back to the same toon I've brought on the last 20 or 50 or 200 or however-many trials for me.Quote:Now, here's why I'm justifying my behavior...
I don't grind the trials out. I don't run them every night, multiple times a night. I have all sorts of characters that I'm working on, trying to find their niches and strategies...
And, yes... that is frustrating, and yes... it can cause some resentment when I see someone bringing ANOTHER flat 50 even after they know we'd prefer they bring someone level shifted. -
Quote:I actually hadn't noticed the "no strategy" part of your comment.Originally Posted by Mr_Grey
I knowthat strategy. A breakneck grind to get the shiny at the end with no regard for real strategy beyond massive attrition.
If you seriously believe this - as opposed to saying just to be obnoxious - if you seriously believe this.... I have to say you do not have a ******* clue what you're talking about.
The strategy where one team fights the telepathists, one team manages Maelstrom, and one team clicks glowies is ONE strategy for doing this. And it works. However, this is a case where one person screwing up can make things harder for everyone. In addition, it takes considerable time NOT playing while team assignments are made, then considerable time while team are reorganized after we enter, then time reiterating the instructions because no one was paying attention the first time. Then getting frustrated because even though you've explained it multiple times... people are STILL attacking the civilians.
The strategy where we ignore Maelstrom and the telepathists was tried a few times and initially discarded. Then we came back to it, worked on it, and realized that it required much less explanation, and that the careful leadership and coordination required to make it work could be managed by the trial leaders on teamspeak. We have tanks assigned to taunt specific areas, attackers to killing, a specific team set up to take out the techs and coordinate the clicks so we get the max amount of public opinion from each building. I suspect that you are unaware of this careful coordination because you are always on a flat 50, and therefor incapable of fulfilling one of the important roles.
Or to put it another way - the fact that you aren't part of the strategy, doesn't mean there isn't one. The fact that you aren't aware of the reason for the strategy doesn't mean there isn't one. -
Quote:And then the 98 pound weakling can join the banty-weight league and get some experience in tug-of-war, train, drink some protein shakes, and maybe join the higher weight leagues after he's put on some bulk!Originally Posted by Riverdancer
Think of it as a giant tug of war. Sure, that 98 lb weakling on the team is helping, but everyone else on the team is getting more rope burn on their hands than necessary because they have to pull harder to make up for the lack of strength. A better scenario would be the 98 lb weakling realizesthis, and allows his 200 lb weight lifting cousin to substitute in on the team. The war goes more smoothly and there's less rope burn.
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Quote:If by "working together" you mean someone had to babysit you rather than do their own job, ya...Originally Posted by Mr_Grey
You mean, we, *gasp*, worked TOGETHER!? Are we not supposed to do that anymore?
If by working together, you mean everyone doing their job and contributing to the team's success., then I sure do wish we saw more of that.
[EDITed OUT COMMENT THAT WENT TOO FAR - and I apologize if already read - this is why I prefer not to post angry]
I see a lot of contempt from you for the way T and gang run their trials. Perhaps you should give back a little and lead some of your own. We'd sure enjoy coming along when someone else put themselves out there. -
Are we STILL doing this?
We can show you clearly and empirically that you are not as effective on a flat 50 (see Trickshooter's explanation below).
I don't care how it felt...
On a TPN, a MoM, a DD, even an UG.... you ARE making it harder for everyone else on the team. You are. No matter how it feels... you are making everyone else do more because you cannot pull your share.
Personally, I am not ok with making everyone else work harder for my benefit. I would feel especially bad about it if I never ever brought a 50+3 to give SOMEONE ELSE a chance to bring a lowbie.
Speaking for myself, I haven't even brought a new 50 on an iTrial because I knew there would be tons of people bringing flat 50s along and someone had to be there to make up for them. And God knows the number of people we can count on for that is woefully small. EDIT to clarify: I haven't brought a new 50 since double XP weekend because....
Quote:Originally Posted by Trickshooter
For reference (Yay numbers!)
These are the values at which your debuffs values, mez durations, and damage will function at when fighting enemies a higher level than you:
+1 - 90%
+2 - 80%
+3 - 65%
+4 - 48%
+5 - 30%
+6 - 15%
+7 - 8%
You can find out what this will look like by moving the decimal place of the percentage value to the left 2 places and multiplying this number by your debuff value, mez duration or damage value.
So let's look at Blaster's Ice Bolt:
At 50, this will do 62.56 damage without basic SO slotting. With SO slotting, it will do roughly 123.24 damage. Let's assume they're attacking an enemy with no Cold or Smashing Resistances.
Against a +1, this will be reduced to: 110.92
Against a +2, this will be reduced to: 98.59
Against a +3, this will be reduced to: 80.12
Against a +4, this will be reduced to: 59.16
Against a +5, this will be reduced to: 36.97
Against a +6, this will be reduced to: 18.49
Against a +7, this will be reduced to: 9.86
Also, this is your base chance tohit against fighting enemies higher level than you:
+1 - 65%
+2 - 56%
+3 - 48%
+4 - 39%
+5 - 30%
+6 - 20%
+7 - 8%
To see how this would affect you in game, use this formula:
Final Hit Chance = (A power's inherent accuracy * (1.0 + A power's accuracy enhancements + global accuracy bonuses)) * (Base chance tohit + (ToHit buffs - ToHit debuffs) - (Target's Defense buffs - Defense debuffs on target))
So again, we'll look at a Blaster's Ice Bolt, and assume this Blaster has no IO bonuses, has slotted 1 Accuracy SO, and the target has no Defense.
Against a +1, their final chance to hit will be reduced to: 86.6%
Against a +2, their final chance to hit will be reduced to: 74.6%
Against a +3, their final chance to hit will be reduced to: 64%
Against a +4, their final chance to hit will be reduced to: 52%
Against a +5, their final chance to hit will be reduced to: 40%
Against a +6, their final chance to hit will be reduced to: 26.7%
Against a +7, their final chance to hit will be reduced to: 10.7% -
Quote:I miss them too. Though every now and then, Badge does pop back in.Originally Posted by Riverdancer
Saw this on another forum and thought it'd be something cool to have here; a thread to post the names of players we miss in game.
I'll start.
I miss:
Badge (never saw anyone die so much or have so much fun doing it! Monster Mashup!)
Ish (the purple menace and Hami Cuddler)
Quite simply, one of the most unique people I've ever met. He was arrogant, obnoxious, and a real *****, but I was really fond of him for all that. He told the most amazing stories. I think I spent more time mad at him then not... but I miss him still.Quote:Ice9
I miss my friends Zemuron and Ruby - who keep PROMISING me they're goin to come back, but....
I miss Feyh'd! He hasn't been gone that long, but still, I miss him!
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I didn't do dark because I've got that wonderful dark/dark troller, a /dark MM, a dark/dark troller, a dark/dark/darkity/dark scrapper....
I didn't do time because... well... I'm not in love with time.
I can't do anything with a targeted heal bc of the way my keybinds work.
I've got a /traps MM, as well as a /dev blaster..
I'll never ever ever be a storm, sonic, or bubbler (just personal pref)
... pretty much left Trick Arrow. Which, works thematically with a woodsy nature girl anyway. -
I took Trick Arrow for mine... for a variety of reasons.
These guys ARE tough. I can't believe some of the stuff I've managed. Also.. the lioness purrs. What more can you ask? -
Quote:It makes my dogs (the real ones with fur in real world) start barking.Originally Posted by Smiling_Joe
Fan-freakin'-tastic. Awesome change.
NOW can we get it to STOP BARKING SO DAMNED MUCH!?
EDIT - the capslock doesn't mean I'm angry - I'M SHOUTING OVER THE BARKING!
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You thought you'd sneak it by, didn't you!
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I spent almost all my time working on my Dark Troller, running her through tons of TFs. Got TFC on her and took her from 20 to 39.
I also broke out a MM of mine that's been sitting at 49 for awhile and got her to 50.
But best of all, I got to play with some people I haven't teamed with in a long time, and had a ton of fun.
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So far, I've gotten my dark troller from 20 this morning to 32 when I logged off. I wanted that pet!
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Task forces till I pass out.
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Quote:Well... that's all that I'M asking.Originally Posted by Mr_Grey
You know what, I'm going to throw this out here. It's worth saying out in public.
I'll concede the numbers point. 2 will always be more than 1. And both are always more than 0. At the moment, the most we can work for is 3, and the argument for the higher-end stuff is that it's best to bring the hardest-hitting characters you can.
And you know what? I'll agree with that. If you can bring the +3s for the DD Trial, then bring them. Heck, the one time I brought a +1 for the DD, it was an ACCIDENT. I didn't even realize it was the DD that had been formed. Had I known what we were doing, I would have swapped to one of my +3s. I certainly did afterward.
Myself, I don't care what you bring on the lower trials. It would be nice if everyone brought +3 every now and then so that everyone get's a chance to bring a lowbie... but... whatever.
But for the higher trials... especially DD and MoM... Exactly as you said. If you can bring a +3, you need to bring it.