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Quote:The problem here is, because of the way mobs' attacks work, sapping them does very little to make up for other sacrifices made to get that sap effect.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
That is not to say that there are not bad sets, but the commonly mentioned ones are typically ones where the person just does not like what the set does. If you don't sap, electric blast is terrible. If you do sap it can be great. -
Quote:...But the other utility abilities more than make up the difference. Next?Originally Posted by Venture
No, you can't. They hit harder and have better defenses. End of story.
Just...stop. You're embarrassing yourself.Quote:Which in this game, makes you useless. Thanks for playing.
Yes, there is a maximum performance you can get no matter your skill. You obviously have never reached that point. And given the above quotes? You're probably never going to reach that point because you've limited yourself with stupid notions. Thanks for playing, though.Quote:No, it doesn't. You can't get blood from a stone. There is a maximum mathematical amount of performance you can get out of any build and nothing you can do will change that. -
Quote:I disagree. Or, at least, not that this could be -reasonably- argued.Originally Posted by Bronze Knight
It could still be argued that it is the worst AT/Powerset in the game simply due to the necessity of having to learn how to play one "correctly".
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Quote:Bad luck, then? The great ones are rare, but, then, so are great players in general. They're underplayed specifically because there's a steep learning curve to them. I don't like them myself. But, that does not mean that the AT is bad once you learn the ins and outs of them.Originally Posted by Venture
I have never once, in all the years I've played, seen any Kheldian of either type do anything on any team that was the slightest bit exceptional. And I've been complimented on my own play many, many times so I have no reason to believe my own skills are somehow deficient.
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Quote:The sad thing is I remember when /regen pretty much out-performed everything. It had problems with heavy alpha strikes, but if it survived that, it was unstoppable. Then they scaled down the regeneration bonus of IH, added one to Integration ( but the total still fell lower ), and made IH a click with a long-*** recharge. That pretty much killed /regen.Originally Posted by Organica
Both benefit from IOs, and fire is still a popular choice because of the damage aura... but yeah, any set that requires IOs to be brought up to speed has problems, and regen in particular. One reason I don't play my /regen scrappers Mouse Police and Organica and Maiden Knight much anymore.
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Quote:"Very nicely slotted" doesn't equal "well played". I've seen them tear through @#$% like there's no tomorrow.Originally Posted by Venture
Sorry, they're a joke in bad taste. I have a very nicely slotted one (all inventions, working on purples, T4 alpha) and it's easily outperformed by pretty much any of my Scrappers or Brutes. The AT is mathematically overly penalized for being a "hybrid" despite, say, my Kinetic Melee or Claws characters being just as much "hybrids" and having no such penalty. As with any other MMO there is simply no room here for a character type that does many things badly and nothing well, and that's Peacebringers summed up.
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Quote:This. All the way.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Large payment. In cash. Real money.
( Does it matter that I'm already on Virtue and have been since '04? ) -
I'd have to disagree with the hate Beast Mastery is getting. Beast/Dark is ripping the bad guys to shreds. Granted, it's a little slow early on, but even just the second Lioness helps. The Dire Wolf turns things around completely. Part of the problem, I think, is you have to play it a bit differently from other MMs: You have to actually use those attack powers. Once those Pack Mentality buffs get stacking, those beasties are death on four legs. The other thing that helps is target-attacking with them rather than letting them stay in defensive for bodyguard.
So, yeah, in short, Beast Mastery is great if you play it more actively than most people are used to having to play MMs. I wouldn't say it's in the top ranks for MM primaries, but certainly above Mercs. And Ninjas. -
Quote:Caps are also used for emphasis. It's quite common.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
ALL CAPS means either you're yelling or you're unbalanced, or you're being satirical...which in this case I've discounted as a possibility.
You can emphasize points without coming across like an aggressive panhandler with italics or bolded text.
Or even underlining!
I get the concept. You're horribly misusing it here, though. What you're doing is better described as "hyperbole".Quote:What's with people insising on taking obviously overblown claims literally today?
This is like the tenth time I've had to explain the concept of exaggeration for effect. -
Quote:What makes you think I'm upset? Because I added emphasis to certain words?Originally Posted by Nethergoat
not sure why you're upset as you just re-stated the point I made with my post-
"Less crowded" =/= "empty"Quote:"I liked it because it was empty!" isn't good MMO logic. -
Quote:This is kinda my problem. It's not that I don't like the new AP missions. I miss having the options starting out is all. Rather than several different arcs, there's one start with maybe two branches. That's a huge step down, IMO.Originally Posted by cursedsorcerer
Actually, I kinda agree. I miss having a different contact based on what origin I chose.
Hmm, I seem to recall it having had these problems all along. Maybe it has gotten worse, but I haven't really noticed the difference.Quote:Originally Posted by Electric-Knight
As above, the NPC enemy ragdoll physics got messed up a few issues ago and they've not been able to fix it. Enemies will get caught with their waste twirled around a few times and will fall into the ground, writhing and spinning... sometimes before they're even defeated.
Take out an Energy/Energy Blaster and you're sure to see it quite clearly.
And, the point was that it was broken ("made worse") within the past two years.
When have Ice and AR been useful within the past 2 or even 3 years?Quote:Originally Posted by Cover Girl
clearly you havent played much then have you? theres a few powersets we used to call Ice, Kinetic Melee, Assault Rifle. roll some new toons once in a while.
I just see this as a lateral shift, honestly. Not a step up at all.Quote:Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
Completely disagree.
Anything that makes folks get the hell out of AE farms of one ss/fire doing all the work on a cave map is good. -
Quote:I saw plenty of people there all the time. As many as AP? No. But certainly far from "nobody". Hell, I PREFERRED starting in there SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE it was less populated than AP.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
So they were okay as long as you started in the zone where nobody ever started.
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Quote:Which isn't always a good thing. I think trivializing the leveling process qualifies as one of those times where it's not a good thing.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
Which is terrific- one more area where the devs paid attention to what players want and responded.
Naturally, I'm not counting the obvious exploit farms. ( Old mitos, etc )Quote:This makes me question your understanding of AE. -
Quote:I didn't see it so much. Yes, a LOT ran them, but not as much as run DFB now. DFB is hands-down more effective than old sewer runs were. Hell, more effective than a lot of the AE farms were.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
again:
pre "gutting" 'everyone' still ran the sewers in preference to those terrible starter arcs.
There is no golden age of lowbie hero content.
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The gutting of newbie hero content
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Quote:What's wrong with ragdoll physics? And both of those are much older than 2 years.Originally Posted by Nylonus
Ragdoll physics.
Critter AI that takes off running for the hills.
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Quote:Often times it has to do with local laws in the country in question. Also, it sounds like in this case, you should be asking MMORPG.com since they're doing the give-away....Originally Posted by Ryzzhan
this is a bit that has always kinda got me upset. as someone from south africa we automatically normally fall into the "europe" category when it comes to gaming simply cause it makes sense since we are in the same timeline. so i went onto mmorpg.com and i see they are giving away promotional codes to unlock constumes for City of Heroes.. and i cant get one.. cause i dont live in europe or the states (not yet i will next year..) my point it why is it always like this ? why do the rest of the countries get screwed out of stuff like promotional codes with games ? our money is good enough to buy games but we are not allowed to take part in promotions ?? how does that work exactly?? i just think it's unfair and i am actually unhappy about how this is always handled. can staff from CoH please explain this to me ?
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Quote:And even they're not THAT bad off. Not as bad as they are in some other places.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
yah, runners are the only ones who get hosed in Skyway. Especially if they have Ninja/Beast Run, the Jump Pack, and/or Combat Jumping in conjunction with SS.
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Quote:I fail to see how the second sentence supports the first. He wasn't, I don't think, suggesting paths exclusive to certain types of characters, but paths that focused on certain themes of content that you could choose to follow. A science origin could go the magic/fantasy route ( Think X-Files type of storyline for the theme blend ), magic could go the scifi route ( Star Wars? ), etc.Originally Posted by Xzero45
We really don't need paths delving into sci-fi and magic and all that. A natural themed hero can easily get themselves into a plot involving wizards without being a wizard themselves.
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Quote:I disagree completely. Superjumpers and teleporters can do perfectly fine in Skyway.Originally Posted by Mister Rik
3) Skyway is a nightmare to navigate if you're not a flyer, and this provides a disincentive to visit the zone any more than necessary.
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Quote:Well, like I said, the revamp improved it vastly. It's still not a zone I really like, but it's less like oral surgery than it used to be.Originally Posted by DLancer
last time I put a lowbie through the Hollows was back in 08. Incidentally, that was my first character and the last time I ever tried to go through the Hollows without a travel power of some sort. It helps that you outlevel the Hollows so quick now.
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Quote:When was the last time you played the Hollows? It's still not a great zone, IMO, but the revamp they did a while back cut down on the doors halfway across the map surrounded by purples a LOT.Originally Posted by DLancer
Because the Tutorial missions were fun and the Hollows is where fun goes to die. The Hollows is full of long tedious missions halfway across the map surrounded by 8 purple ruin mages.
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Quote:Nah, it was at least 2 years after that. GvE was just a bundle pack.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
It was when they released Good vs Evil on September 29, 2006. From then on everyone got both "games" in one purchase.
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Quote:Seems everything about MMORPG.com is out of date these days. I can't remember the last time I got a newsletter from them even.Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
City of Heroes and City of Villains *used* to be kindof-sortof separate games. They were merged years ago. It sounds like MMORPG.com's information is out of date. It's all just one big "City of Heroes" product. You get to COV by choosing "Villain" in the tutorial or (if you skip it) when you enter the game as a villain.
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Quote:If I were to guess, I'd wager that when they merged server lists, it was either all EU players keep their names in the case of a conflict or all US players. Were that the case, then the smarter choice was to favor the larger and "local" player base. Get over the persecution complex will you?Originally Posted by Slazenger
What I found unexpected was that I've spent close to a thousand pounds on a game to be told sorry your losing your name, in my case to someone who opened a trial account to grief and nothing was done about it.
In my business I prefer to look after my loyal customers rather then someone that walked into my shop for the first time yesterday, luckily it seems to work for me.
If I adopted NCsoft's approach to my customers, I'd most probably have my windows smashed and my head caved in.