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Seems like coming back was a waste of $15...

Hopefully traffic picks up.

I logged in Monday (after having been away for about 3-4 months) and it is DEAD.
There were 3 people in the the first zone I went to, and 2 people in the next.

Is this game taking a big nose dive?

Interesting.. good to see someone weaving their game experience with a little RPing. Makes for an interesting read.

As someone who has been critical of the Devs lately I have to say KUDOS to Positron for being so on top of this situation.
THIS is the sort of communication that the players were hoping for in regards to some of the other issues.
Having it explained to us helps a lot and I know that *I* for one am satisfied with the explanation and can live with re-doing the TFs in light of the situation the Devs are faced with.

Thanks Positron!

Problem is, my ice tanker was broken NOW. The end cost to run her powers was ridiculous. Not only have they not indicated they were going to beef ice tankers UP, they have nerfed them down.

There is nothing to lead me to believe that ice is/was/will be getting the LOVE that they need.

I needed the slot, it was the least likely character to be played with any consistency. 'Nuff said.


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I am sorry to say - I used your i5 respec on my 28 ice tank today - no sense wasting a valuable character slot..

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You should be.

My respec is tongue-in-cheek, although bitterly so. Also, it's something I wouldn't do unless ice tankers go live in their current state and the devs let them sit that way for a month or so without going, "you know, maybe those forum posters had a clue when they said it SUCKED."

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I never went along with the herd in thinking burn was too powerful. It is a decent power - don't get me wrong but I don't think it is overpowered. I think it suffers more from being a uniquely offensive power in what is generally a defensive primary.

Heck, I wish I had taken the fire secondary for my fire tank. The AOE powers in the fire secondary make burn look weak. Throw perma-hasten on and who gives a darn about burn?
I know a lot of players who never use burn on their fire/fire tanks and don't have it slotted very high.

The only thing to affect fire/fire tanks is the AoE and taunt limits... other than that there will be no change.

Once again, the devs will only hurt the diversity. Soon you'll see fire as the ONLY secondary played by fire tanks.

Frankly I am disgusted by the way the Developers are handling i5. The pure lack of communication is apalling. They haven't even had the courtesy to address the player's legitimate concerns and ideas. Fanbios will site the fact that they are merely too busy. The fact of the matter is that they have purposefully elected to not participate in a discussion because they KNOW the majority of posters disagree with their intentions.

The mass nerfing is completely unbelievable. Phase Shift is the latest power to get nerfed. Do they think that nerfing is going to fix ANYTHING? Clearly they do, but they couldn't be more wrong. There will still be combinations that outperform others. For tanks, Stone/Fire comes to mind. The best defense and the best offense for tanks. A little power called teleport and there is no more mobility issue. I have SEEN this.

They are completely ignorant of the fact that ice tanks are crap, mind controllers are getting the shaft and dark defenders - well, why play one now?

I encourage everyone to try i5 for themselves and see how awful these changes are and how 'unfun'.
I also encourage people to cancel their accounts. If only for a month or two, the Devs need to get the message that they MUST respect their players opinions and desires.

I will wait and see how i5 ends up - try it out and will most likely cancel my subscription. The only power I have to affect change is to take away my monetary support.
I also intend to boycott all Cryptic and NC Soft products.

They must listen, and they must respond.

I am sorry to say - I used your i5 respec on my 28 ice tank today - no sense wasting a valuable character slot..

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I know what's in Update 3....



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You cheeky monkey you!

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Does those actions perhaps support my "intentions..." about the lower levels?



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Sometimes people are never happy. You're doing a great job. It is clear that you are working on the problem and the only responsible thing to do is to test it (which you are doing) to prevent more problems. I firmly believe Cryptic is doing the best they can with the varying issues and I must add that I have NEVER encountered a software company that cared for its customers the way you guys do. A1 job and looking forward to the fixes.