dugfromthearth
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Quote:Tankers should not be prevented from soloing, but the AT should not be judged on it as that is not what they are for. Brutes and scrappers are designed for soloing, tankers are not.Originally Posted by Aurora_Girl
So I should "lrn2ply" then? Quit being ridiculous, you ridiculous person. Tankers shouldn't be prevented from soloing any more than a Defender. It's ludicrous to believe otherwise. My point was: my SS/Inv brute, with Taunt, can "tank" an entire 8-man spawn (definition being "control all aggro onto itself and survive"), *and* be able to do significant damage to that same spawn. That's two whole things.
An equivalent Tanker can only do one of those things. This is not okay.
I'm not saying that brutes are not overpowered and don't need to be nerfed. I'm just saying that tankers role is not soloing. -
Quote:and what is a healthy mix?Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
The template for future content should be what it has always been: originality.
We need a healthy mix of solo/team/incarnate content. -
Or a mix of which content?
I.E. Sutter, Yin, SSA1, Magi, Faultline arcs, DfB?
I have to go with the SSA1 as a template for future content.
1. a series of short arcs, so the time for each bit is reasonable
2. can be soloed or in teams - but counts as a tf for keeping teams together
3. custom maps and content so they feel special
4. rewards built into the arcs rather than tied to some crazy accolade
I don't like the arcs being divided so much by levels - playing arc1 at 20 and then having to gain 20 levels to finish is lame
I could use shorter dialogs in some sections
and I'm not commenting on the actual story - just the format of the content. -
if you are soloing a tanker you are doing it wrong, simple as that
tankers are for teams
brutes and scrappers are for solo
heal other is a useless power when soloing, that does not mean it should be removed or altered -
Quote:I enjoyed that, ironicallyOriginally Posted by Elf_Sniper
Q: How did the Hipster burn his tounge?
A: He was eating soup before it was cool. -
always take taunt on my tanks
I put in the proc with the disorient chance so it's not always just aggro control
distracting foes is common in comic book teams
but I would like to see confront be a single target "mark". Scrappers would confront a tough foe and get bonuses against it, but could only have one foe confronted at a time.
give it the flavor of picking your target and dueling -
I've added a bunch to this, I hope people are playing these.
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Quote:the end goal is Task Force CommanderOriginally Posted by Lazarillo
I don't think it's too much to ask that that end goal is something more meaningful than "LOLHopkins".
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Quote:ThisOriginally Posted by Organica
I get your point... Manticore is nothing to write home about. But what I love about TFs is bringing a team together for a series of missions with an end goal in mind, and you're not having people leave after every mission and having to reform the team. It has a very different feel from any normal string of missions in that respect.
I find that arcs and missions that attempt to tell stories are just annoying on teams. Clicking 5 glowies on a mission is something to do, but the team doesn't want to stop and read clues. -
Quote:I respectfully disagree, sir.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
I ran a Manticore a while back and there was nothing to distinguish it from running a string of random newspaper missions, except it took longer, required leaving the zone & included a number of ridiculous street hunts.
Being 'less awful' than some others is no recommendation...all the Phalanx TFs badly need makeovers along the Positron line.
I concede that it is similar to running a string of random newspaper missions.
I concede that it takes longer, but a little over an hour is reasonable for a task force.
I concede that it requires leaving the zone, but I do not see that as being an issue in a task force, especially for characters of that level.
I concede that it includes a number of street hunts, I believe that number is 1.
I further concede that "fun" is a subset of "less awful" compared to things that are not fun.
But I return to my main point that it is fun.
I enjoy running a string of random newspaper missions on a team. I suspect that a large number of players do as well, since I join them in teams doing it.
I therefore put it to you, sir -
are you saying that doing a string of random newspaper missions for an hour is not fun?
are you saying that having to switch zones eliminates the fun?
are you saying that having to defeat 25 Crey in a zone is not fun and eliminates the fun?
I give the remainder of my time to the goat from the nether -
Going through the tf's. After the new ones, Synapse is horrible, Citadel is bad.
But Manticore was actually fun. A few defeat alls, then we could just hunt down the boss. Took 1:07 to do, not bad. It's all crey but I hadn't fought them in awhile so it was fine.
Definitely put Manticore last on the list to revamp. -
Quote:I'm not alfred of youOriginally Posted by Kirsten
...I need to hurt you people.
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I almost never make a true superhero costume, I make characters that are cowboys, jesters, or others that happen to be superheroes.
WWI Pilot
Undead Cowboy with a skull head
Skinned Cow version of Undead Cowboy
Indian
Southwestern Indian
Gypsy
Ringmaster
Jester
Celt
Voodoo Priest
Deep Sea Diver
Cyborg Scientist
Armored Cyborg
Dwarf
Jet Pilot
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the strongest powerset is radiation emission
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this game will never be as cool as Carmaggedon or Carmaggedon 2.
no game ever will -
Quote:ooh, good callOriginally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim
Tarot Cards aura.
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Quote:would the leaf aura colored green look like money falling down?Originally Posted by Party_Kake
Does this include that guy that manages Bane Capital?
(you know you want to create that costume) -
So someone (meaning Arcanaville) do the math.
Assume
a lvl 50 IO'd but non incarnate NRG/NRG blaster
a +4/x8 spawn with an average breakdown of bosses, lts, minions.
all attacks hit
average resistance on foes
if the stealths up and starts with a nova, which, and how many attacks does it take to wipe out the spawn in i24? -
I would trade my entire blaster secondary for freezing rain
Then I could be a ranged blaster with good survival -
Quote:Isn't that just the definition of internet posters?Originally Posted by Kirsten
Modern definition of HIPSTER:
As above, excepting that they also tend to be arrogant and belittling toward those who do not share their interests. -
especially those with bad puns
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the OP probably did not mean new features, but screw them
I want katana on tankers -
Quote:I join PuG tf's all of the time. They are not assembled by the lfg but they are just whoever asks to join.Originally Posted by Molehill
And bravo to us all who would embrace the challenge of a random team. But I'm guessing that's the minority as randomly assembled TFs and iTrials are far and few between. The "product" the tool delivers isn't attractive to a large part of the population and falls under the "needs some work" banner.
I do see itrials with demands like +3 only. But I avoid itrials and those players like the plague. -
Quote:you mean would I be up to a challenge rather than farming?Originally Posted by Molehill
Would you go forward with a LRSF if you randomly got a whole team full of non-incarnate squishies?
yes -
obviously we don't know everything fixed in i24, but it seems like an amazing amount.
ignoring zone revamps and other new content, what is left to fix?
teleport is still a pain to use so largely ignored
the introduction missions (talk to KR hero corps agent) should be removed (since Twinshot replaces them), and probably the defeat X missions (especially the ones that send you to hazard zones)
a couple of MM powersets
seems pretty close to being not perfect but good enough in just about everything