Turgenev

*looks at you* Have we ever teamed before villainside?

Howdy howdy howdy!

I am, however, making fun of Leandro on GTalk right now for "Master of Pushups".

Fixed in the original, my bad. I type faster than I can think. (I was also doing a B'Tran run in STO at the time I wrote that, so I was a smidge distracted.)

I completely agree. Which is why I expressed my support of Master runs, to show that your experiences - tainted as they are by bad luck, bad people, bad whatever - aren't universal, and shouldn't be used as the only perception in determining "zomg Master runs bad". Someone had to bring a bit of optimism here after the OP's "hey, look, a new badge" and everyone went /cutself over it.

The level of poor sportsmanship is rooted in the players, not the circumstance. Are you honestly trying to convince people here that, given a team of level-headed, happy-go-lucky players, a Master run will eventually turn them into the people you seem to eternally get stuck running Master runs with?

Your experiences don't mesh with mine. Our Master runs have been rather lovely honestly. Sure, we fail. So what? We finish the job, think about where we goofed up, and try again the next week. If we win, WOOT!

If we can have a grand old time with each other, but your groups can't, then the fault isn't with the Master design, because it would be a universal (or near enough) issue. The fault would therefore lie with the people. That's why I'm inviting you to check it out elsewhere. And despite your little drama explosion (you know, where you went NEVAR in two inch letters), I wasn't suggesting that you transfer to get a badge; I suggested that you transfer to see a group of normal people work hard to get Master and still have a good time with it. That's what positive people do: Invite others to participate positively.

So, on a field of equals, I say bring on the Master runs. You're certainly not obligated to play them. Some of us just enjoy them, and win more often than not (...sometimes).

Not an elitist thing: Just honesty. Things are not as bad as you make them to be.

Yeah, that was a nice little surprise, there. Badging: Ain't just for OCD types anymore!

Play on a server with a nicer, more emotionally stable population like Freedom. Seriously, though: The Freedom Horde (an all-inclusive social gathering from various SGs) runs Master TFs regularly with essentially public signups. No ATs barred, don't give a hoot about your IOs, just that you know your powers and that you're on your game.

The behaviors you post as case-in-point for your experience don't mesh the proven experiences with the circles I'm involved with (and my involvement with them is quite loose). If you'd like to give us a whirl by transferring over, head to the Freedom board and watch for Horde signup posts for the various Master runs. We'll always welcome a new face.

Agreed on all parts. The LGTF isn't a bad thing to run Master.

Ah, very nice. I was watching yesterday morning/afternoon, but in the evening, I kinda was focused on badging. Thanks for the tip, I'll try this and test it out tonight/tomorrow!

Same. Working on #773 this weekend.

This thread is now relevant to my interests.

Each of the AT boards has a Guides section (or the Guides forum will have something similar) where people will post their version of an "optimized" build for COH. However, your intro to the affair leaves you on the wayside, as you don't know what it's being optimized against.

I'd support the general opinion here in that you should roll a few toons to around 15-20 to get a feel for the various classes, so you understand what they can do, how they play, and where your likes/dislikes rest. Then go to the various AT boards and read their opinions, and compare them against your experiences.

There are some tips you can always follow. Be aware of Enhancement Dysfu... er, Diversification. Know how your build can use defense/resistances, either inherently or via power pools (auxiliary powers that everyone can choose from). Decide how you'd like to travel (fly, jump, superspeed, teleport), and how that meshes with your playstyle.

ParagonWiki has some good material for the game overall, and plenty of detailed points - but boning up on the jargon would help you a lot. I believe there's an "acronyms" page there that will help you sort out what people mean by AT, PBAoE, CoP, etc. The shorthand is where you'll probably get ferschmuttered, so that page will guide you nicely. Think of it as Berlitz for CoH.

Cheers, and welcome to the game, officially today six years strong.

10.3 here, ain't working for me. Holding out for 10.4 though, it's just another week.