shaggy5

If you are worried about efficiency in the system (and getting your slots filled ASAP), then you might consider it difficult. If you enjoy the game (imagine that possibility!) and just play Incarnate content, you will accumulate what you need, even if you don't understand at first. If you are content playing content and understanding the rewards system later, you will be fine and it will make more and more sense.

If you are looking for the efficiency, I will let someone else explain that...

Exactly. Remember when Kahn went live? All you heard in channels was, "how do you defeat Reichs??". Then people realized that you don't kill him the first time you see him, you kill him at the end. These trials will have their tricks, too.

I have a different perspective on two parts of this:

1) I think this is VERY comic book-ish in a GREAT way. A certain establised hero is nearly invulnerable to EVERYTHING, but matter from his home planet could kill him. Stories revolving around his weakness are much more prevalent and interesting than him just defeating everything with ease. That a comic book MMO is mirroring true comics--I like it!

2) It's the striving against the impossible that happens in comics, and for the game to have some situations where that is the case is amazingly great! Players still have a thousand other ways to do "easier" tasks, so to have some hard ones is great. Just because there are a couple of very difficult trials in the game, I don't think it is reason to complain, I think it is reason to rejoice. If I don't like it, I just play on the dozens and dozens of other things I could do.

A little off topic, but what is instancing? I keep seeing this term, but I don't know what it means.

Serious question here--don't server transfers cost? I know we had that free few weeks, but in general, aren't they something like $9.99? To me, it would extremely rarely ever be something I would consider if I had to pay. I would just re-roll on a different server.

I'd love to know I missed this somehow and that I can change servers anytime for free.

I get this. I have a 50 WS that I just don't enjoy playing, but I can't bring myself to delete him. But every time I look at him, I cringe. I know some people say WS is their favorite, but I just don't like it.

I don't think Faultline is *that* bad, but I do find boomtown to be pretty bad--even with no competition from another team. You basically need to sneak up and get in a kill before the 5th does. Not fun, and with a few teams doing it, it could be hard.

Ha Ha Turgenev--Thanks and I actually do already play on Freedom. I am one of the alt freaks so I play on many servers. Happy to play with you sometime, though!

Nice! It's great to see people appreciating the help!

Thanks Eric. I guess I am jaded by one of my most recent experiences with one of the "main voices" on the server. He was putting together a TF and I asked if I could join. He then said, "Are you going to quit this time?" I was immediately confused. (I just don't quite TFs). He went on to tell me that the last TF he did with me I "thought I was the leader and wouldn't listen. Then I made sexual slurs and quit" I knew he was mistaken and, I think, politely told him so. Frankly I was so surprised I was not sure what to say. I know 100% that he was mistaken because I just am not the person to make sexual slurs. So I felt/feel a little stuck because "he takes detailed notes", but somehow he is wrong on this one (perhaps he took the notes, but attributed something to me by mistake). So I tried to gently say he was mistaken and he just blocked me. So it left a sour taste, to say the least.

I, personally, think people over exaggerate how good or bad a server is. I play on several servers, but I don't think I hate any of them.

Infinity:This is where I started and it tends to be populated enough. I find this server to be the most "adult" friendly server that I play on. I like it because people are respectful and there for the fun. The only downfall to Infinity that I have had is that I haven't found a global channel that helps me find a team as easily as other servers.

Freedom:I think Freedom used to be harder to like because it was so full of new players, but it is now not nearly as bad as everyone likes to think. At least you know that you can get a team on Freedom because of the high population.

Virtue:This server has the RP reputation, but I think just about anyone can jump on and be fine. The population rivals Freedom, so it's a great place to team.

Triumph: I just read the post saying how bad it is, but I don't have this problem. Getting on a TF hasn't been an issue (using Globals) and I haven't found any more jerks there than anywhere else.

Liberty: Same as Triumph, using globals I can always find a team, even though it is less populated. I find the server to have the most "dedicated" players--the ones that are on all the time and welcome anyone to their team.

Victory:This is the only server I have had much recent problems with the player base. I still play here, and it's not a big deal, but if there was a place that I didn't enjoy some of the "main" players, it would be here.

Justice and Champion: I do struggle a bit to find a team on these two, but the players are very nice.

Thanks Dechs. I am not being argumentative here, but does it really have high resists? I tend to be that "blind" player who doesn't know the numbers, but the feel I get (and the comments I get about elec/) seem to say that it doesn't. Am I wrong?

Thanks. This is helpful. I can't say it will ever be my thing, but it's nice to have some people give me reasons why it is their thing. I like the fire/fire, don't think, just kill thing!