Tyger42

Magitech firearms? Not exactly a unique concept. His "magic"/mutant ability isn't as effective offensively as a gun would be?

The short answer? This isn't LOTRO or DDO. And both of those games have pay-for classes.

The proportions look wrong from the PoV of the picture. Looks like he has tiny legs and a HUGE upper body. >< I think someone needs to have a chat with the artist and explain the concept of perspective to him.

*Facepalm*

Folks, level cap raises don't solve any problems. They only create them...

I disagree. It was -much- harder to fill out low to mid-level TFs before the change. The change made it worthwhile for a, say, level 40 to jump in on a Positron TF.

To me, the real question is why wasn't it this way in the first place?

True, but efficiency drops way off around the mid-20s.

Fakin' tha bacon?

Considering the amount of development that went into it, spawning a whole new model "framework" in the process, 800 PP is a bargain.

I dunno. The bacon looks weird, and not just because it's shaped into "roses". I think "gross" was right.

I prefer my bacon a little soft cooked. Those roses, though....something's just wrong with the bacon. Looks raw, honestly. Like they took a torch to it at best just enough to give a little brown to the outside, but didn't really cook it at all.

You realize that "net" means after all adjustments, right? ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/net Specifically the first "adverb" definition: "remaining after deductions, as for charges or expenses ( opposed to gross): net earnings." ) "Gross" is the raw figures before any adjustments... ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gross "without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like ( opposed to net): gross earnings; gross sales." )

Are you looking at raw income or profit? Taking into consideration multi-moth sub discounts? "RAF" time? etc, etc, etc.

As single packs by themselves? Maybe not. Packed in a Super Booster Pack ( Like the origin packs, etc? )? Absolutely.

Multiply that by 5. You'll have a more accurate sub count pre-Freedom. Although, an MMO can certainly survive at 30k. Some plug along at 10k. They don't thrive, but the "death threshold" is much lower than 30k.

The new sets on test? Yeah, you're horribly mistaken.

3 weeks would be a record short time for an issue to be on the beta server before live push.

Since I couldn't pick out just specific power sets and/or ATs, you're comparing apples to oranges there.

So much for:

( Besides, I think a full on power set is more than worth $10... )

Check your math, then.

....waiting....

Concession accepted.

Costumes: 400 points each, about $5. They were generally the major draw of a booster pack anyway... More frequent? Huge plus.

Travel powers: 500 points for the ones that were in the booster packs. 600 for the more "advanced" ones like the Coyote Run and carpet. $6-7 each. More frequent? Huge plus

How often did we get new power sets before....?

You'd have a point if not for the PP stipend VIPs got....... At most, you'd have to save 2 months' worth to buy a costume set, travel power, or power set. And you get to pick which ones you want, you don't exactly have to buy them all. On top of that, there's the reward tokens which can be turned in for more temp powers, costume pieces, and so on.

Like?

-Costume sets? ...wait, no, we had to pay for a lot of those before.
-Travel powers? ...err, no, same.
-Nifty emotes? ....nope, see above.
-Power sets? ...several free with VIP subscriptions, oh, and there were several powers that only came with expansion purchase before ( GR came with several. Then there were whole ATs that were only available with a CoV purchase before CoH and CoV were merged )
-Zone revamps? ....nope, all those are either free with VIP so far or purchased as part of the GR expansion that was broken into parts and put into the Market with Freedom. Now you can pick and choose which GR parts you want... But those who already had GR don't have to pay a dime extra.

Yanno, I'm drawing a blank. Maybe you can enlighten me here....

You made an unsubstantiated "DOOOOM!" claim. I feel I went easy on you with my response. Your "realism" had no basis in reality. Which makes it obvious that word doesn't mean what you seem to think it means.

Edit: And as for the maturity comment... Well, the "fixed" nonsense is playground pettiness, nothing more.

Awesome and awesome? If that's the results we get from Korean devs in training, a lotta Western companies would do well to hire 'em now.

....several new powersets, a zone revamp in the works offering viable Incarnate soloing, and a slew of balancing.... All these are "cosmetic"?

You didn't say anything about "framework of the game" ( which is in itself a pretty subjective thing. Some players would consider powersets and zone revamps "framework" and others might consider them "fluff" ) in your initial question. You just said non-cosmetic improvements.

Good friggin' grief. Necro-post much?

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