Techbot Alpha

Edited by Avatea

Ever since I13, the PvP crowd has, on the whole, decreed it a total failure and headed out with loud objections.
There are still people there, at least on Union from time to time. RV is where it seems to be at mainly, afaik, although Warburg also had some peeps in it.

Ice/Dark...I have no idea what changed PvP has on it. But yeah, long holds/immobs etc are no longer possible. The trick is, it seems, to not rely to heavily on them.
Your MM might well do better, since MM's are still rather tough Bots/traps here. That Dom might do ok as well, although you just have to see, really.

IOs do seem to help, although not as much as they used to (aparently)

So, it can be hit and miss still, yes.

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Nah, was going to have various levels of invasion across all PvP zones. Lots of covert Op stuff in Warburg to secure the missiles, then use said missiles to carpet bomb the Longbow Bases in Sirens, Bloody Bay and, to a lesser extend, RV. RV would have been a bit mmore entrenched, namely around the pillboxes.

Ah well

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Can you do that? Pretty please?

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I would still like to. All I would need it the attendance. I did post a thread about it a while back, when I first had the idea, but no one really showed.

And GG, thats what I was counting on Hero intel showed mass mobilisation villain side, and was returned with mass force. Boom, instant open warfare =]

As normal, they ain't going to release everything about I16 just yet. I wouldn't be surprised if theres more to come. And, even if not, there's Going Rogue.

Meh, I'll enjoy the game either whichway.

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This is actually already in game, too. Look at the tier one power on Dual Blades, next time. One time it uses left hand, the other it uses right hand

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IIRC brawl does similar.

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It does indeed

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/em rant

OH MY GAWD !!!! HERE WE GO AGAIN !

If your not a farmer it doesn't effect you !
Directed at the Original Poster,,

Sit Down you moaner!

moanmoan, you ask me to fill,
moanmoan, you won't be asking me to fill anymore
moanmoan, AuctionHouse prices
moanmoan, your using your paid time in game to do something that I don't agree with.

If it bothers you SO much how others spend their time in game perhaps you shouldn't be playing a game that interacts with other people, go get a playstation or something.

So basically what I'm saying,

Keep yer nose out !

/em rantover

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All fine and dandy, except it does affect non-farmers.

MA prices going up
Lack of normal teams
New players who have no idea to play (increased since MA farming started)
Cut content as the Devs try and halt farming (admitedly thats their fault more for not doing it right, but the cause is still the problem)

So, yes it does affect non-farmers.

Something along the lines of this, yes.

Definately like that.
This is actually already in game, too. Look at the tier one power on Dual Blades, next time. One time it uses left hand, the other it uses right hand It could be done, so /Signed

I think I need to stop reading the forums...
All this bile and vitriol is getting me down
It's. A. Game.

If people are getting this worked up about it, they need to take a hiatus, a holiday or break of some description.

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So no TA fix.. It couldnt be that hard putting the pet back to hostile?

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Never assume that something can easily be done And when it can be done, never assume it can be done in a matter of minutes.

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^ This
This is why the only Dev (if he is one) I ever critiscise harshly is Jay. Because, frankly, I think I *could* do the job better than him, and that probably a lot of the CityOf fanbase could as well. Whereas I haven't got a blue how the rest of the game work.

"It's ready when it's ready!"

I16 looks to be good, or I think so at anyrate. Lotta stuff in there that's taunting me
Sidenote: GG, spotted Necromancy and stuff in the customisable list, even if they got missed out they will be there, seeing as the MM pets were specifically mentioned =]

All in all, bring it on!

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"Power Spectrum"? That ranks with "Power and Responsibility" as the crappest issue title yet

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And apart from this helpful piece of feedback, would you care to share your invaluable suggestion with us?

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Its called an opinion, I beleive we are all entitled to one. Its also valid criticism which most businesses are happy to use, good, bad or indifferent. However being flamed/trolled by a moderator......whom do you advise?

As for what would be better, something like "Divergence" off the top of my head, and though rubbish, is more in keeping with the pithy issue names of old. "Power Spectrum" sounds weaker than coming straight out and calling it "Power Customisation", or "Yu c4n c0lor y0urz powahz blu!1!111!!"

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What else did you expect? Everyone pandering to your opinion because, naturally, yours is superior to everyone elses?

Given this is what the Devs do and, I assume, they enjoy and care about what they do, they are perfectly within there rights to be a tad miffed if someone comes up with so crass a remark as that.

I know I wouldn't want to mod this bunch of hyenas...I think Avatea needs a recahrge of Hawaain sunlight.

Also Donna;
It's not our game. It's owned by NC. If they chose to paint every single character garish pink and change every power to [Snowball] they could do it. They probably wouldn't, because everyone would definately leave.

And while I agree that they should put stuff BACK into the MA when it's fixed, which they actually said they were going to do, and I hope they will do, I don't agree with MA only being about Farm/PL. Some isn't a bad thing, hell I've used it myself on new alts, but not ALL the time. That just kills it.

I smirk
I have Science Pack. My hunger for Moar has been sated....for now XD

Good news: Can now attempt the SF again.

Bad news: Tailor is major broke right now. Needs fixing asap.

Yup, increased end cost, AoE upgrade.
Bit annoying when only one or two die, but a huge time saver =]
Bots, now 110% more epic

They'd better have;

Fixed the MM power in the SF
And got Science Pack ready

/e knuckles

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Fret not, we should be able to make it available to all this week!

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Oh dear god thank you XD
Was starting to think we were slipping back to no information ever again, like the dark ol' days

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You're going to the beautiful South of France for two weeks in late July and you want to play CoH?.

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^ This

RL > RP > Exp, is our SGs equation
Or, simplified;
RL > CoX

Nah, was going to have various levels of invasion across all PvP zones. Lots of covert Op stuff in Warburg to secure the missiles, then use said missiles to carpet bomb the Longbow Bases in Sirens, Bloody Bay and, to a lesser extend, RV. RV would have been a bit mmore entrenched, namely around the pillboxes.

Ah well

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If the servers could cope, we would. Last time we had an event in RV it resulted in unplayable lag.

Seems 50 people in one zone is breaking point.

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Nothing new, sadly
Hells, I had a full scale Arachnos invasion planned on Union (ableit as a partly RP event)
Pity that fell through, tbh, woulda loved to have seen that happen.

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No, the devs have thrown the toys out of the pram because their precious addition to this game has turned round and bitten them.

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Actually the devs precious addition has worked and players have done abused that addition resulting in the current situation.

It's kind of like having a Radio Controlled Tank that fires BB's, and then whining when you look down the barrel and press fire. Do the Devs force you to PL in a weekend? No they don't so blaming them is pointless.

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Im not blaming anyone, and i have no problem with people doing what they want in game, as long as they dont upset people round them.

Im just saying that the devs are now reaping what they sowed, and any drastic changes to the MA will now lose more than it ever gained.

Because they did it the wrong way round, they should have released it thought through properly, not start taking away from it.

Better yet they shouldnt have bothered at all and just brought out 2 decent issues with some dev created content instead.

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Londoner, you do know the Devs now have much better tools to make Dev Created content with? Seeing as thats what MA's primary function was? An upgraded version means the Devs now have a more effective system to make missions with.

I16 and GR WILL have a ton of Dev created content for you to sink your fangs into, its been confirmed. I13 was meant to be a big issue with all of MA, instead that got pushed back to I14. Meaning that I15, which shoulda been the big one, is back to being I16.

Y'can't have it if it ain't ready
(That said, wheres that damn science pack? ¬¬ )

More choice = my /signed
Since MA allowed me to play with custom mobs, and see the results (and yes, sometimes slaughter them without mercy ) I've really wished we could mix and match more.

I do think that each AT should be what it says on the packet...but more variety would be ace. And YES to more powers per set! Taking Assault Rifle since you mentioned it, I really, really hate beanbag and tend to avoid buckshot. Similarly, sometimes a concept is put off by the better attacks being unsuitable, like a flamer in a tommygun?

Such attacks as [Heavy Burst], [Bayonet], [Pummel] and suchnot would be fantastic to add into AR.
Still, I agree, I sadly doubt the Devs would even consider this idea =[ still, we can dream.

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No, the devs have thrown the toys out of the pram because their precious addition to this game has turned round and bitten them.

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Actually the devs precious addition has worked and players have done abused that addition resulting in the current situation.

It's kind of like having a Radio Controlled Tank that fires BB's, and then whining when you look down the barrel and press fire. Do the Devs force you to PL in a weekend? No they don't so blaming them is pointless.

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^ This
Seriously, the pro-PL crowd in this thread, without any pre-judgement here, do come across as a really whiny crowd.
It's a problem, it's been stated as a problem, and a number of the playerbase see it as a problem.