galadiman

So much to LOL about in this thread.

Here's my 2 cents:
Devs pose a problem.
Players have 2 choices:
1. Decide the problem is too tough/frustrating/unfun. Don't do it.
2. Figure out a way to beat it/achieve the goal/contribute to the team.

I must admit, with respect to the LRSF, for a very long I was in the #1 camp; I thought it just sucked the big old ******** (put your own word in there). And it's still my least favorite TF. But if someone needs me to help out with it, and I can provide an AT that will help, I do, and it isn't nearly as sucky as it used to be, for me.

But people who don't like the STF/LGTF? Seriously, those are some of the funnest content in the game. Challenging, yes, but very fun. And when I say challenging, I mean that it's hard to run a Master's run successfully, and it needs a bit (5 minutes?) of planning (Like, for example, a tank makes these significantly easier. Not absolutely required, technically, but makes them easier.)

ITF? My favorite, until I19, and I don't know those 2 TFs well enough yet to make them my favorites; they may become my favorite before too long.

Dr. K? I Like it, but it is challenging. Cuda? Only done that one a couple of times, and I found it quite hard - I would only run it with people 'In The Know.'

Hami Raids? I did the old style raids, then I was totally intimidated by New Style, and HATED THEM! until some people (Madame Pistacio in particular among them - Thanks MP!) figured out a strategery, and I've been in on ~3 so far, as a taunt tank. Which makes me feel a warm and fuzy, because it makes me feel Important! So now, I LOVE the new Hami Raids - Go Figure! (Also, they GIMMEH SHARDZ!)

Rikti Ship Raids - I liked these things from the beginning - though I often faceplant... but SO WHAT? (Lucky I got brought up on a blaster, so faceplanting is not such a big deal to me - I attribute my extended longevity in this game mainly to this one fact.)

But my attitude is, Solve the Problem, or avoid it, if necessary, but I have yet to find a TF that is 'stupid and doesn't belong in the game.' (Though Old Posi and the Quartermaine TFs come quite close to that limit.)

Peope have done at least one of the new TFs in under 30 minutes, documented. The fact that that is possible, means, to me, that these TFs are NOT "too hard". I don't want Cake Walk content; I want challenging content with commensurate rewards, and OPTIONS that allow me to avoid undesired content [Which shards are specifically designed to address, and they do that exceedingly well. I don't HAVE to do the Cuda TF, I just run the ITF until I have enough shards to make the corresponding component.]

We're gettting more options.
We're getting challenging content.
We're getting desirable rewards. (Alpha enhancers, made of components, made of shards.)
Desirable rewards have a cost. (In this case, challenging content.)
Pay the cost, or find another way to access the reward desired. (Kill tons of enemies for shards.)

What's next??

(Apologies if this is a repeated thread)
I’d like to be able to see at a glance the different TF’s/Raids/Ways of getting specific Incarnate Components on the Incarnate Enhancement Creation/Placement Screen.

There seems to be plenty of room below each Incarnate Component creation/description screen to include this information, and it would eliminate the need for me to have a cheat sheet, or to have to go out of game to the web, to figure out what TF I would need to run for a particular component. Yup, Call me lazy.

Maybe they're just off for the holidays, and some well deserved rest.
But if Arcana is right, I bet Avatea is breathing a great sigh of relief.

Very sorry to see you go, Castle. Best Success wherever you may go.

I think the issue is simply that the bottom of the slider should go down further. I'm with Chad, that I keep the slider down below 25%, iirc. Most anything larger than that looks silly to me. Let's keep personal comments completely out of this, shall we, boys?

As for the hair, I'm always gamey for more hairstyles; on the other hand, I do like a lot of the hairstyles; the fact that they would require a metric ton of hairspray to hold up is not immersion-breaking for me - that level of reality is sometimes overrated.

And as for dudes, we could certainly use more costume options for guys of all kinds. Especially more 'regular dude' options. But that's just me.

[QUOTE=DumpleBerry;3384203]

D'Argo: The bad news is that you are married and you must endure as a statue for eighty cycles in a strange world.
Crichton: What's the good news?
D'Argo: Chiana and I are having fantastic sex.

Yeah, that was so awesomely out of left field for him, Loved it!

I have several (Cuban) things to say to that:

Me importa tres pepinos. (I care about three pickles' worth.)
Le Zubma el Mango! (Literal: It throws the mango! Figurative: Daaaaaaamn - I can't believe it!)
Nyo! (I will not be translating this.)

Seriously, we are a colorful people.

And more seriously, I hope this is a good flick!

You are totally lying, that is unpossible, and DOOM.

Disagree. And anything you don't immediately see in missions will probably show up in the future. (The awesome invention of airbags in cars was not available immediately in every car; some cars had it, for a high price, then more had it, cheaper, and now nearly all have it.)

And there is the fact that the devs are human, and can't do it all at once.

And let's remember: special content is, erm, for lack of a better word... special. If every mission had Recognized-name AVs, they would get somewhat passe just like... Frostfire, for example.

Niklarus' idea sounds great, but sounds more like a several-issue-release, rather than a single issue - to reprogram all the contacts with added content? That is a HUGE undertaking.

My concern is mainly this: Playing late late one night, (say, a Friday), finish a TF with my favorite character, next aternoon, get invited to the same TF, can't remember how long it will be 'til I can re-gain the ability to get incarnate components. (I suspect we'll be interested in getting incarnate components for a significant amount of time.)
Just thought I'd toss it out there, in case there was interest.

"As a dedicated Tanker player, I consider these TFs to be the $%^&ing Antichrist."
--Johnny Butane.

I think Spitting Trashcan responded to this adequately (more than once). My thought: If you play this game ONE WAY, you are sure to be disappointed. [And I am glad for that - otherwise, it would be City of (FOTM)]. And I would have quit long ago.

Do you feel there is content which is better suited to tankers? If so, then by definition, there is also content that is NOT better suited to OTHER AT's. (Storm's on Katie Hannon anyone?) I wonder how they feel about your "Tanker-awesome" content?

Perhaps instead of saying,
"My tank suxxors in this TF - CHANGE THE TF!"
Instead, one might say,
"Hmm, a tanker might not be the best choice for this TF, maybe I should try something else?"

An open mind is something to be encouraged. Causing people to vary combat tactics may be one small way to do that. Also, moar funnerer.

I have to repeat: I am SO GLAD I started the game as a blaster. Starting as nigh invincible (scrappers, tankers) is a path to disappointment, in my opinion.

(Apologies if his is a repeated sugg, I searched and found nothing)

I'd like a timer that tells me when I last ran a certain TF on a character.
maybe accessible via a slash command, ("/TFtimer"?), maybe in the Real Numbers... so I can know if a character is eligible for Incarnate component rewards. It's getting crowded in my head.

Alternatively, upon clicking a TF contact, maybe he can tell you, "Elegible for Incarnate Components in XX min."

Has anyone noticed the gigantic "Eden"-style rock-door in RWZ, South of Point Du Hoc, in a gigantic hole in the ground? Looks like a mission door, and it gives the Blue Hand/"You Cannot Enter" when you get close.

Could this be a future mission door, or are people from that other game (you now, that one, and that one, and THAT one...) trying to tunnel in and steal all our monkeys??

I for one, sense DOOOM.

And I welcome our new Monkey-stealing overlords.

I always* say, "The best kind of debuff is an arrow** in the face!"***

* - always when playing either of my archery blasters. When playing my Rads, I say different things.

** - or multiple arrows. Luminara can verify this.

*** - I often follow this phrase with, "Now Gimmeh Shards!"