Steampunkette

There are no numbers. But I've known far more RPers (even in passing) than I've met PvPers in zones or around arenas, even pre i13 PvP. Anectdotal evidence (I.E. not evidence at all) but that's all either of us has. However, with the collapse of the PvP Playerbase I think it's a safe bet that there are more casual, medium, heavy, and so forth RPers than casual or heavy PvPers. Agree to disagree?

Why does there have to be content built around the RP? IOs are not content. Badges are not content. Though if they built an RP event system it'd just be gamed by players who don't care about RP, while adding things that many players use benefits RPers as well.

Bases. Sure. Some people who don't RP build bases which contain only TPers or Bins or vaults or storage. They won't bother to use the pool tables, cabinets, doors, or whatever else is put in. RPers will, instead. However some people just build bases to build bases. The additional pieces could interest them, as well.

Sure, players who don't RP use Power Customization. But the ones who do use it as well, and with more options to choose from, will try more set combinations for more interesting concepts.

New tilesets and items for the devs to make maps with, including little "One room" maps inside businesses to further enhance player immersion? I get that you don't care, but it also means more tilesets for future maps. and missions.

There -is- tons of potential, there. But unless you're daft you've -probably- noticed (by this point) that I'm basically suggesting a ton of stuff that isn't used EXCLUSIVELY by RPers, but instead can be used by a wide variety of players, even if it's initially aimed at RPers.

PvP tools are used by PvPers and maybe badgers or power-players...

RP tools are used by almost -everyone-

-Rachel-

You mean like sleeping gas, Glue grenades, EMP, and acidic toxin grenades..?

It's not so much the method of delivery that makes me think "Tech" as the Gimmicky nature of the payloads. It's just like "Trick Arrow" That's not a "Natural" set, it's a tech set delivered with accuracy and precision of a natural person.

It's a complicated bass-ackward and sidewise situation where Natural overlaps with so many things. Tech, Magic, Science... they all can overlap with natural, Y'know? Even mutant, technically.

-Rachel-

PvP Zones, PvP IOs, Arena, PvP Revamps, Base Raids. All of these things have been added to the game in the interest of sparking more PVP interest. They've failed fairly miserably, with very little if any change in the net number of PvPers in the game, save for the i13 changes which turned the zones into ghost towns.

They've already got a strong Roleplaying playerbase they could create stuff for, instead.

More emotes, interactive emotes (hugs, and such) new costume pieces, a Secret identity system, personal apartment/bases, Base design revamp, more base items, more base textures, personal nemesis systems, new travel powers and power pool customization, more power customization in general...

More chest emblems and cape styles, costume pieces galore! new RP areas and hangouts. How about a few buildings scattered around the map with ACTUAL insides? I'd love to head down to a 1950's style diner in Steel canyon and hang out with friends while waitresses in white blouses and red poodle skirts take the orders of other patrons. Or head down into a laboratory environment near Orion labs for RP and fun. How about leaving the tops of "Green Fluid Filled Tanks" open so players can jump in for cloning RP?

They've tried and Failed to get a strong PvP presence, and have thrown money at the problem for long enough. I'd rather they moved on to another subset of the players and handed out some new toys.

There's a point where you have to cut your losses and move on to something else, rather than throwing good money after bad.

-Rachel-

Am I right in presuming it's a combination of draw distance complexity and the sheer overwhelming number of computer-controlled entities in the area which causes the lag?

-Rachel-

Nope! Supa Trolls don't exist at high enough level to have Elude -and- be +4 to you.

-Rachel-

Of course he could....

















... He's got superstrength, remember? Badum-tsh!

-Rachel-

'Cause you can toggle and detoggle instantly. It's got no recharge time or minimum up-time.

Wake up in the morning, toggle on and off... BAM! You're ready to start your day. Screaming at the shower head, mercilessly scrambling the eggs at breakfast, and squeezing the oranges -extra- hard for juice.

And if you ever start getting sleepy, Troll Rage is a better and quicker "Pick me up" than 5-Hour Energy!

Hours of Rage, Now. AND hours of Rage later!

-Rachel-

I dunno, Lothy. I think using "Headsplitter" on a Sparklepire would make my Halloween!

-Rachel-

Close enough?



-Rachel-

While that -is- true, I fear I'm going to have to disagree on several counts...

I highly doubt the Devs are going to make 4 TFs all with slightly different paths (Power, responsible, Crusader, Warden) in the first place. To expect them to make eight, instead, is just ridiculous. I say Eight because it seems, at best, unlikely that they'd make 4 for the Loyalists and 2 for the Wardens.

As for siding with the Resistance... That's patently false.

A Responsible Loyalist who maintains his allegiance until he heads to Paragon hides the evidence of Cole's wrongdoing, fights against the super-army himself, and goes to Paragon to get help to stop Cole.

But that doesn't mean, at all, that he's Siding with the Resistance. Such a character -SHOULD- still be deeply opposed to a group of terrorists who bomb hospitals and try to nuke cities, regardless of what some ridiculous people assert.

If any of the attempts on Hitler's Life had succeeded the world as we know it would be vastly different. Up to and Including "German". Not all of the people who wanted him dead wanted it for the same reasons. And some intended to put a more capable military leader in charge, which could have won World War 2 for the Germans, rather than the horrific death tolls on the Eastern front.

A Responsible Loyalist will kill Cole, because he threatens the people of Praetoria. And then continue killing the Terrorists, or at least seeking justice on them (which probably involves killing or banishment outside the walls which is as good as death) They may share a similar -goal- with the Resistance, but their motivations for it and plans after it do not align with the Resistance's interests at all.

Contrary to what movies tell you, people who have the same short-term goal are not allies. They are still enemies, even if they utilize each other to accomplish a goal they both seek. A REAL "Comic Book" hero would have the Villain help him save the world, then arrest him for all the crime's he's committed. There might be leniency in the court, but otherwise he's loosing a villain on the streets to keep committing crimes.

What's Heroic about that?

So yes. There probably won't be multiple storylines simply because of the work involved. And the Loyalists do not "Side" with the Resistance.

-Rachel-

Yes! Seven and Thirty One can be the same so long as one uses Fifty posts per page and another uses Ten.

And 1 + 1 = 10 Golden Cole.

-Rachel-

It got shorter? Still seven pages long, to me...

-Rachel-

... That explains -sooooooooooo- much...

-Rachel-

In almost any other post involving Kang you've stated he should die and burn and no father would ever do that and yadda yadda yadda.

But now you want us to let him live because he'll help your cause? Either the man is evil incarnate or he isn't. But pick one and stick with it, Hypocrite.

-Rachel-

So stop making Emotional Appeals to Resistance Sympathizers, Idiot.

-Rachel-

Jesus H Cripes, Golden Cole. PICK ONE!~ Either you hate and want to kill the man for what he did to his daughter or you want him to live. I can't kill him -and- let him live.

-Rachel-