Stormbird

Really? Using the 64 bit BROWSER, not just Windows 7 (or Vista) 64 bit?

From Adobe's own site:

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I don't know about hypocrite, but their dialog in the Isles isn't all that heroic (and a bit too black and white, when it's not goofy - see also "Evil isn't cool!") Plus look at how they end up treating Vanguard. "We're taking your turf." What happened to "innocent until proven guilty?" Naked power grab by Libs there.

Really I expect them to turn around and start attacking heroes half the time.

Goodie for you. Ever consider that other people might have stuff that works during RP (or just "bored moment for the heck of it") important to them for THEIR $15/month? Why did you bother posting?

Except they changed things so you couldn't just call a contact and zip to the next one as easily within that time period. You HAVE to traverse the zone, talk to the contact, and get to the next mission. The plan being that you would be able to be attacked. (Gee, you're affecting the zone, why would they want you to be able to be attacked. Hmmm.)

And why are the bonuses higher every 30 minutes? For the exact same reason the shivans and nukes are as good as they are. You have to risk PVP.

Why not make PVP 100% mandatory? What if nobody IS in the zone? Why have things that are completely unable to be finished by anybody in that fashion? I think they knew how irritating and frustrating that would be well in advance (or that it would just be subverted if there was a badge related to it) and made the decision not to put in that requirement. The risk itself is what leads to the higher reward.

You conveniently forget to mention what the point of that "PVE stuff" does.

It changes zone wide buffs or debuffs for the players. It directly affects PVP. Go ahead, run one of the missions with someone, and then before they click the last glowie or kill the last group, go outside. Check out your buffs or debuffs (you can't see what happens to the other side, though.) There's a reason the entire zone is told someone has completed a mission.

So, while you might not be directly fighting another player, you're still PVPing. And you're having an effect on everyone, even people who may not be in the zone yet.

Oh, and this.

I can't blame some PVPers for really not liking badgers because of stuff like this (and another thread with "There's a server bug that lets you get THREE heavies credit for one!" That's called an exploit. Did you report it or take advantage of it?) That badge is supposed to be gotten through PVP. not farming. But what do we have? A "gotta get it" pokemon mentality. I see that badge now and I just assume it's farmed, as opposed to what it should be, a sign someone's PVPed enough or is good enough to have earned 400 rep. If PVP's a nightmare to you, what business do you have with that badge?

(And yes, I know we're about to get the usual self serving "I farmed and met the specific numerical requirements even though I hate pvp, I earned it" crap. No.)

/signed, /sealed, /this and /agree.

Fortunately not everybody is you. Some people actually DO want to have something other than a +levels AV be a threat. Most of the game is a cakewalk as it is. I was glad to see the Rogue Vanguard ops come in and actually be a threat, and I think we need more challenging mobs with more variation through more of the game. Arachnos, about halfway through, get to be a challenge for anything that relies on control. Scrapyarders can shred masterminds. It makes me feel good to know I've beaten them with the odds stacked against me by more than just "+x heroes/villains so I'm outnumbered."

There are too few mobs that make people have to stop and think for a moment, and they disappear way too fast.

What about the other side, what about the recipes that only seem to sell below vendor or don't sell at all? Should they just be auto-bought with a guaranteed bottom price at a certain point? I know I have some characters I don't play a lot that I can look at the market and see recipes I've had for sale for a month.

And no I don't think either one is a good idea.

/this

You might need to have other restrictions, like it would have to be solo for a month or something, and with all the 'stuff' getting moved at the same time I think it might also be seen as questionable.

Yes, the rep system certainly did provide an outlet for rude comments to be left in anonymity with no outlet for response or discussion. It did so very well. So I'm very glad it's gone. I'd be even more glad if they got rid of the pointless dots too.

It was different per character for me. I went on a server I had not played on for a while, two characters there. One had something like 86, the other completely empty.

I guess it depends on if they were seen by a spammer and put on a list or not.

And neither one is difficult to take down if you... I don't know, aren't asleep at the keyboard. In which case you're out of range of them anyway.

The point being, they're just not that big a deal. Never have been, no matter how they spawn. Sure, the first one you see is "OMG, what's that and what do we do?" After one, two at the most, you just take them out and move on. Jaegers are a bigger threat, especially in a big group, with the death explosion. (Yes, I know cysts blow up too, but they don't' follow you. And the nictus in all of them die off quickly even if you don't do anything.)

Oh, please, why is this even an argument? Do you avoid Cimerora too? You know, where Cysts are in every other paper mission, part of the ITF and everything?

And Void hunters got nerfed a long time ago. They're barely more of a threat to the Kheldians any more, and nothing but extra XP for the rest of the team. Yeah, that's "griefing" them.