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Originally Posted by Maelwys

I'd be a bit wary of ruling out Empathy as a powerset.

Fortitude is a *wonderful* buff. When Powerboosted it is nothing short of Magnificent.
CM and Adrenaline Boost are lovely to have along too.
The Auras reduce downtime and keep everybody topped up nicely.
The Heals are the proverbial "icing on the cake".

I'd usually rather have a good Empath on my team than a good FF'er, if contribution from their other powersets were identical. A good Empath can get a team through virtually anything, and can certainly bring more "shinies" to a team than FF can. But it's primarilly due to their buffs, NOT their heals. Fortitude will mitigate a heck of a lot more damage over time than heals will, and it improves a team's damage output as well.

The problem is that there are so few good Empaths about.

I can count on one hand the number of Empaths I've met since joining the game which are capable of stacking Fortitude on more than two people at once. For the majority of Empaths I encounter on PUGs, I'm lucky if they have taken CM.

Heals are Pants. Empathy Isn't.

:-)

Originally Posted by Ironik

Originally Posted by Eiko-chan

IIRC, Steelclaw is retired.

Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill

You want an INF sink, make it something the players will desire and *willingly* pay, not a punishment for everyone who gets an inch too close to a car or knocks back someone. For instance, reworking INF-Pres costs so it's actually attractive to people to do, more purchaseable (and ready to use) temp powers, making something similar to the "enhancement station," or the hero merit purchase.

Originally Posted by Steelclaw

Gama: God of longevity. You gotta love the subtle sense of humor of the Japanese… all these gods with huge names and the shortest name of all they give to the god of longevity.

Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU

Headline:

Paragon Studios sued by Apple.

Originally Posted by Master Zaprobo

No, it's Incarnitude. Being an Incarnate is all in the attitude

Originally Posted by Leandro

From the Producer's Letter:

OH HECK YES. GIMME.

Originally Posted by Dersk

So, I had a radiation defender with fallout and vengeance. And, then, people weren't dying.

I cried.

True story.

Originally Posted by Miyabi

Except that it's anti-design to exclude 90% of the playerbase and punish them for not playing specific sets. In an MMO environment, your designs have to encompass and allow for flexibility and chaos. Buffed Recluse and Ghost Widow on the STF are great examples of bad designs that slap players for not falling into a specific niche (Defense softcap in this case).

In a Master run environment, temp powers aren't an option. And 'proper mix of powers' translates to 'softcap defenses, a Stone Tank, and a Rad'

Talk about tunnel-vision...

Edit: That isn't to say that things shouldn't be difficult, or that everything in the game should be easy for everyone. Too easy = boring and uninteresting. However, a team of Tank/Support/Damage should be able to handle things.

Originally Posted by Toony

No thanks, please. I've already heard talk in game of people considering denying others from teams if they don't have a rare slotted. I don't want to be locked out of current content by players who feel it's now necessary or because all that is being run is the super special Incarnate version.

How about instead people just unslot the rare they have and run it like normal?

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

While that's true, it ignores a fundamental point that Lady Grey makes - that Statesman, Recluse and Hero One were all "simple men" when they found the well and gained its power, and that what sets up the player character apart is that he or she is already almost at their level before taking on the power of the Well. This is what opens the door to both not being controlled and gaining even greater power.

The Well responds to "power" as said in the text, but this infers GREAT power, because what the well seeks is the strongest of all creatures irrespective of their morality. The well wouldn't and shouldn't be interested in menial tasks, and would most probably not be interested in self-imposed challenges, so much as acts of great power and progress. After all, what poses the danger of being taken over by the well for the Statesman is trying to increase his power beyond his already considerable limits. This, in turn, infers that where real power lies and where real danger lies, as well, is in surpassing your own limits, which isn't doable by imposing limiting rules.

The entire spirit of the Incarnate storyline is "be stronger so you can be even stronger." In this, it's practically Dragonball Z (part of why I like it so much), and for that to be restricted to a much lower level is like putting Goku against Mr. Satan - not much is accomplished, not much is proven, not much progress is made.

Originally Posted by MeanNVicious

There's a difference between ignoring and simply knowing when something is wrong. You're simply wrong and I've stated it. I just don't feel I have to do it every single time.

Here's what I'm working from here - real in game market experience over long periods of time. Based on the way I've played the market (and I know quite a few players who use the same tactics and strategies) - I have achieved control of many different items over time, I've continued control on some items for months at a time, often longer (in two cases much longer), and profited handsomely is and understatement.

Two thoughts:

1 - Control doesnt mean I 100% control every piece that goes through. It means that I manage to flip and handle enough of the sales that I keep a consistent and strong profit.

2 - Limiting factors that would interrupt being able to do this simply comes down to resources. I don't even find luck is as big a factor as some have stated.

All I'm saying is that's simply what I've done in the market. I've consistently done what some of you are saying is not possible. I also feel that it's pretty straight forward overall. If someone tells you its not possible, but you go and do it and find it's totally possible, I would say it is in fact possible.

I also said don't bother with telling me whether you feel its worth it or not. Saying you dont find the effort worth it is simply telling me you either 1) are unwilling to commit to doing it properly, 2) dont have the resources to do it properly, 3) possibly dont really know how to do it properly. If any of those factors are correct - then your statements that its not possible are completely flawed. Because you arent able to do it for one reason or another does not mean something is not possible.

I think i'll leave it at that.