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Originally Posted by Arcanaville

I think what sometimes gets overlooked in debates over Wonder Woman's appearance is that she has, generally, projected a "I don't give a **** what you think I look like" attitude: she looks like that because she wants to look like that, and she would look like that even if she was the last person on Earth. And that resonates. Its not really a bad message to send. They say only Nixon could go to China, and I think only Wonder Woman can be portrayed as attractive as the artists and writers want and few people would question whether she was selling out to men, given the fact she's so often portrayed as thinking of men as pets who can talk.

Originally Posted by EvilGeko

Bowling is boring. Bowling would be awesome if you got levels and loot.

Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect

Something has been bothering me slightly for a while now.

That thing is: Why are so many people obsessed with being rewarded for the time they spend playing City of Heroes?

I see complaints about the drop rate of Incarnate Shards, purples, and any other thing that you get while you're playing, and I can't for the life of me figure out why it is so important that people get these things.

Try something real quick: Think back to when you first started playing the game, and why. I can guarantee that, whatever your reason for playing the game was, it did not involve purple drops or Incarnate Shards. In fact, I would go so far as to say you started playing the game because it was fun.

Now, when I read the forums, it seems that for a lot of people, the amount of fun they have is directly connected to the amount of rewards they get while playing.

Look at anything else you do for enjoyment. Lets say you enjoy bowling, for example. When you go out bowling with your friends, you're going out for the express purpose of going bowling. Having fun while bowling is it's own reward. You don't get upset that you didn't get a trophy for it, you had fun bowling and that was the point of doing it.

Why are video games, and MMOs in particular, so different? You would think that it would be the same. If you go bowling to have fun, why wouldn't you play video games for the same reason?

But I see a lot of people saying that they are playing to get the rewards associated with it, and complaining when they feel that they aren't getting them fast enough. That would be the same thing as going bowling and getting upset that you didn't get a trophy at the end of the night.

What happened to the fun? Why do people feel the need to be rewarded for entertaining themselves? You don't expect a reward from watching TV or a movie. You don't expect a reward for playing catch with your son (or dad, as the case may be). You don't epect a reward for going bowling, or hanging out with your friends. In all of those activities you do to entertain yourself, the fun you have while doing it IS the reward.

Why is a video game so different?

Originally Posted by Humility

Which wouldn't really change anything now would it? Paying 300K for a piece of common garbage salvage that was 500 yesterday just because someone has too much time on their hands and wants to market pvp only encourages the behavior.

Bottom line, price fixing like that ends up with 3 outcomes. People with more inf than patience pay. Patient people get to wait to have their fun. Little kids get to have their play experience crapped on so some marketeer can go destroy a billion inf to feel special.

They have unlimited access to common IOs in the family base. They are frequently gifted with 5-6 piece sets for characters they really like. When they get a drop they want to do up, its something they can do for themselves to learn to be self sufficient and play the game on their own two feet. Dealing with self centered jerks is just part of life, and this is a good lesson I suppose though I would rather they weren't forced to do it in their leisure time gaming.

Originally Posted by BeastMan

Ditto, same thing I do. The leveling pact is fantastic for those of us with multiple accounts and for toons where the solo work just isn't there as opposed to being in a team all the time.

Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect

For some weird reason, it seems like Carnies have a higher purple drop rate than other foes. It's most likely just an illusion due to the random number generator being nice to me, but after a span of 3 months or so where I got ONE purple drop, I got 4 in the space of 2 Carnie missions. (I ran one mission and got two, got none for a few more missions, and got 2 more in another mission)

Like I said, it's probably just coincidence, but since the character that happened with cuts through Carnies like a hot knife through melted butter (BS/DA scrapper), I'm going to continue fighting them. Works out nicely, since they pop up in several tip missions, and I'm in the middle of Harvey Maylor's arc.

Otherwise, your best bet is to run a character that can defeat lots of enemies quickly and just run 47+ content. In my experience, it doesn't seem to make much difference whether you're farming one mission, or just running normal missions on x8.

Originally Posted by Zombie Man

<puts down my copy of Huckleberry Finn> Say what?

Originally Posted by Genesis Man

He's really pulling off the look well, in and out of costume... but then his look wasn't my concern to begin with.


Also, Hugo Weaving is a perfect casting choice. Should be interesting to see how he and Chris play off each other.

Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn

Not true at all! Crimson and Indigo send you to each other, and only THEN do they send you to zone X to kill stuff.

Originally Posted by Yomo_Kimyata

Intelligent posts like this are forcing me to write my treatise more quickly. "Last 5" quotes may or may not have any relation with where the existing bids and offers are in the system. You can only use "Last 5" as a guideline and try to determine if it is accurate and represents supply and demand or if it is a case of painting the tape.

Originally Posted by Santorican

I am bidding on recipes because I believe buying crafted enhancements is a rip off

Originally Posted by MajorPrankster

Thanks for the support.

Some readers obviously understand where I am coming from and others do not...imagine that...

I freely admit that complaining about the complainers is hypocritical. How many of the doom-criers will come out and admit that, hmm?

I am well aware I am blowing off steam and it will, in no way, change how the haters hate.

I am, however, laughing even now at those people who post rude and immature drivel trying to attack the developers yet still pay them. Hilarious!

(and yes - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt is what I was referring to, but Elmer is my hero!)

Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU

Okay, this is a borderline exploit, so it will probably be fixed at some point.

EBs have a significantly higher chance of dropping shards.

Rikti Bombs are EBs.

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

I wish I had only 30 or so.

*plans out number 175 of 200-some...*

(OK, no I don't. I have too much fun with my alts.)

Originally Posted by Forbin_Project

If players can't afford $15. bucks a month they can't afford $10.