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Aeon_Thraen,
Posted on: 2005-08-04 09:22 in Developers' Corner
no, not really....
why do u say that?
no reason...
seeing as u reged in july, and i reged in april, i'd say ive been here 4 times as long as u
thats doesnt have anything to do with experience, or other things.
you know what, you're right...u've been playing just over a month, so you probably have much more experience than me with this game. you've probably played other mmorpgs like i have, so u know why the devs are doing this stuff, and what the role of the tanker is. thanks for correcting me.
stop the friggin flamewar, ive been playing longer than both of you combined(i just decided to register on the froums last month because of my disgust of issue 5) and i agree as the game is right now it needs change, but nerfing is not the way to do it, changing the AI is, and if the want PvP ballanced change the CoV archetypes to equal ours.
Errr.. Why isnt Cuppajo cleaning all these messy and uncalled for posts ? All im seeing here is a bunch of trolls . You dont like I5 ? Then tell us why . You like it ? Tell us why . Dont tell us that the guy who likes it or not is stupid . That , we dont want to know . Stay courteous 
Personnaly , i really hate I5 and i couldnt care less about the need for game modification due to CoV coming . I never bought that game because of the possibilities to get into PvP thus any changes that reduce the uberness of my characters isnt seen as being fun .
Im still begging for the possibility for the Dev team to run a server using Issue 4 specifications and ill gladly go play there ( with alot of friends ) and we will keep having fun being indestructible super mega incredible powered heroes Can this be done ? If not , could you tell why ?
I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Voltaire
try pvping a bit w/ your friends in the arena. when i5 comes out, try it again and see if its a wee bit more balanced. everything is for a purpose.
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Why isnt Cuppajo cleaning all these messy and uncalled for posts
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Probably because there's only 24 hours in a day and the amount of useless [censored] flamewar posts has reached 95% of all posts. Cuppajo was caught posting at midnight CST the other night. Far as I'm concerned everyone needs to back the hell off of her.
Quit shooting the messenger and take it upon yourselves to act like adults, even if you're not, and clean up your own posts.
Now on topic, I think it cool that we'll have a chance to ask some pointed questions directly to some of the devs that we have little contact with.
My hope is that many of you trolling imbeciles won't blow it for the rest of us like you did with the developer response threads.
Be well, people of CoH.
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Errr.. Why isnt Cuppajo cleaning all these messy and uncalled for posts ? All im seeing here is a bunch of trolls . You dont like I5 ? Then tell us why . You like it ? Tell us why . Dont tell us that the guy who likes it or not is stupid . That , we dont want to know . Stay courteous
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She's probably busy atm. Frankly, I still believe that everyone who is complaining about Issue 5 doesn't see "the big picture". They are still so wrapped up in being the "super-de-duper super hero" that they are oblivious to, or choose to ignore, the fact that the game quits being challenging somewhere in the mid-30s for almost every AT out there. It then becomes a "grind fest", where people are focusing on the most efficient means to reach lvl 50 as fast as possible (don't ask me what the great rush is - maybe it is so we can complain about the complete lack of content at lvl 50, even though we ignored 95% of the content below 45).
Personally, I find Issue 5 to be a breath of fresh air. Sure, my toons are harder to play in some case. Fine. I'm willing to accept a change to the system if it means that *other* players in my team will feel included in the fun. Say whatever you want, Issue 4 allows a team of 8 to be "driven" solely by a talented tanker, where all the other players feel like a 5th wheel. Controllers were changed because they can play a game of perpetual lockdown and efficiently take on spawns meant for medium-sized teams on their own, every time, with little application of skill and little to no risk. Scrappers (and Tankers) were changed because [most of them] were still so tough that they didn't *need* the help of other players when on teams.
I've played every AT over 32. I've seen the point at which the games becomes "easy" for each AT. I ended up deleting a lvl 37, and two lvl 35s because they were no longer a challenge (and based on my higher-lvl experiences, would continue to be so). I, for one, am happy with the I5 changes. For those of you who are distressed by I5, I do feel sorry for you. Your characters are no longer the golden gods they once were. Your game has been turned upside down, and it sounds like you lack the flexibility, or the desire, to embrace what very well could be the dawn of a new age.
Be happy though, for your pleas do not fall on deaf ears. I'm sure that my opinion falls into a fairly small minority of the player base. Most of the people I've met in game seem like they would much rather have the game be "easy" than "challenging", even when playing on Invincible.
sorry for the anger.....
just wish pple would stop whining.
on a good note, here's a haiku i'm making up right now
city of heroes
what a crazy-go-nuts game
it fills me with zen
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you people have no idea what u're talking about...all this may seem like a nerf but it's really a fix... there's a difference.
they are simply getting the classes set for CoV when PvP becomes an issue.
so for all you whining about how your guy got nerfed, shut up. i think the devs wanted pvp to be a little more....even....
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Well.. I KNOW I am in the minority here... but still know many people that feel the same way as I do...
What about the players that do not like the arena? Are not interested in the PvP portion of the game?
I started playing CoH in July of last year. BEFORE the Arena was announced, BEFORE the new CoV was announced. I wanted to play CoH for the Comic Book/MMORPG game with teams in PvE.
ALL of these 'balancing' nerfs.. do nothing for me accept reduce my ability to be as valuable a teammate as I was before.
I have two level 50 characters, both of which I have also played on the test server. A Fire/Devices blaster, and an Illusion/Empathy controller. With the changes that the devs are planning (thus far) to take live my characters are no longer anywhere near the characters I spent MONTHS leveling to 50.
Yes, its nice that as a blaster, if I am taking damage, I shell out more damage, big deal if the healers have had their powers 'nerfed' to the point that I will die anyway. Yes, as a controller I can inflict more damage to those foes that I have held, but with the 'nerfs' the devs are making my holds do NOT hit as often as they did before, nor do they hold as long... in addition to the recharge times for my holds being increased.
All of this, in the interest of 'balancing' the game for PvP in arena play, and the release of CoV.
As I said, I know that I am in the minority when it comes to not playing for PvP.. that being said, there are still many players that, like me, have no interest in PvP.
I have long thought that as difficult as it may be to implement (or have the player base accept,) would be to have two methods of scoring the power pools. One set for PvE, like it is now.. pre-I5... and another for Arena/PvP zones post-I5 and CoV. Let those interested in PvP deal with the 'balanced' power sets.
Will it happen? I very seriously doubt it... is it 'viable'? To me.. it makes sense...
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Hello kids, I haven't read all of the posts cuz there r soooooooooo many however, all our "ifs ands or butts" will not make a difference. i have beeb playing this game less tahn a year.... I LOVED IT! Now with these retarded power decreases, I am not sure If I will continue playing. How can u make a game and let people play it then change the rules mid play? I know the devs can do whatever they want. Unfortunately its like that spoiled bratt if u had the chance to encounter that would say "its my gane and i can do what i want" DEV's do u think St*rm of the *-men would be happy if u just decided that she could not use her wind powers? I am now having problems playing the game cuz whenever i get to a point where i can choose a power, and make it beneficial to my team, u go ahead and change it. Game stability? How stable is that? As a suggestion on the note of making the game more challenging, bring in tougher enemies, not weaken the characters people have worked soo hard to raise to these levels.
This may sound as a bitter post, however i am not trying to be mean. Great u bring in 2 new power sets SUPER! Great that Blasters can do more dmg when hp gets low, by the time that happens with the new "NERFS" the blaster is dead so it wont make a difference. I still paln on playing this game, however, if my enjoy ment of it goes I am droppping it like a stone in a deep well. At the same time Devs dont care about these posts really, unless u shell out enuff bucks to get their attention. Yes money is what it boils down to. Really i know its a game, so how can u judge how many people Nova will damage, if there are 20 baddies in meelee range and only 16 can get hit how did the other 4 escape an explosion, plus chnces r with (im not sure about) the accuracy weirdness not all 16 will get hit, if your lucky, u will hit 2 LOL! "IMO" Reducing hereos powers was a BAAAAAD idea. I know it will make u DEV's more money in theory. So who cares right? As long as we put quarters in the machine thats all that matters. A suggestion that others have made im sure, would be to make tougher baddies, not weaker heroes. That's not the point of a hero. I watch the CoV trailer and when Statesman punches that dude its lik"AWESOME" now reduce his power and play the scene again, and watch how pathetic he becomes. Not a goo dvisual in my picture. Then there is that thing again....... DEV's dont care unless it makes them dollars. mebbe in the beggining it was about the game and yes some monies, now its like its all about the moolah. I like the game still it ROCKS! When u taketh awayeth, u might as well cut an arm off. Give us a challenge, but dont hinder us. We are glad that u brought us this, and we supported it, dont treat us like u r throwing a dog a bone.(however that analogy works?)What upsets me is the disapointment to those who have worked hard to get the characters to where they want them, and POW! u take it away. Why? $$$ That sux. So when I5 comes out make sure u reduce the healing powers also, u might as well, itll make the game "MORE CHALLENGING" and u the devs dollars
In the end it stiill probably wont make a difference. Who knows if u gys r even listening. Blah
BTW This is no t a bash, it is a statement. Just dont count on SUPER HAPPINESS when I5 comes out.
Ya i guess thats it. 
I have a question regarding the construction in Steel Canyon. I keep hearing the construction workers talking about building a University there. Can you tell us:
1. When/what issue will it be completed?
2. What additional sorts of in game content can we expect from the University once completed? (i.e. task force missions, additional contacts, etc)
Thanks!
Good Hunting,
Cyclone Knight
so there are people who post on the boards that feel the same as me....very interesting.
Now before the doomsayers get a chance to i'll try to cover all possible rebutles to your post. *ahem*
1. I found the game challenging enough the way it is. You're just too good at this game.
2. I only play this game because i like feeling super by taking on legions of enemies at a time. (honestly if you feel that way go play diablo 2)
3. They lied to us.
4. You are stupid. Noobie.
Feel free to add any i have missed 
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somewhere in the vacinity of 1754 licks 
Yeah i counted. I was bored. Sue me 
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OK:
You're a Sue. 
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I got this.
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Well.. I KNOW I am in the minority here... but still know many people that feel the same way as I do...
What about the players that do not like the arena? Are not interested in the PvP portion of the game?
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Just so you know, I think the PvP enthusiasts in COH are vastly in the minority. Go to the arena and listen to the crickets chirp, and watch the tumbleweeds roll by, if you don't believe me.
Maybe you were being ironic, in which case, I retract this post.
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Hello kids, I haven't read all of the posts cuz there r soooooooooo many however, all our "ifs ands or butts" will not make a difference. i have beeb playing this game less tahn a year.... I LOVED IT! Now with these retarded power decreases, I am not sure If I will continue playing. How can u make a game and let people play it then change the rules mid play? I know the devs can do whatever they want. Unfortunately its like that spoiled bratt if u had the chance to encounter that would say "its my gane and i can do what i want" DEV's do u think St*rm of the *-men would be happy if u just decided that she could not use her wind powers? I am now having problems playing the game cuz whenever i get to a point where i can choose a power, and make it beneficial to my team, u go ahead and change it. Game stability? How stable is that? As a suggestion on the note of making the game more challenging, bring in tougher enemies, not weaken the characters people have worked soo hard to raise to these levels.
This may sound as a bitter post, however i am not trying to be mean. Great u bring in 2 new power sets SUPER! Great that Blasters can do more dmg when hp gets low, by the time that happens with the new "NERFS" the blaster is dead so it wont make a difference. I still paln on playing this game, however, if my enjoy ment of it goes I am droppping it like a stone in a deep well. At the same time Devs dont care about these posts really, unless u shell out enuff bucks to get their attention. Yes money is what it boils down to. Really i know its a game, so how can u judge how many people Nova will damage, if there are 20 baddies in meelee range and only 16 can get hit how did the other 4 escape an explosion, plus chnces r with (im not sure about) the accuracy weirdness not all 16 will get hit, if your lucky, u will hit 2 LOL! "IMO" Reducing hereos powers was a BAAAAAD idea. I know it will make u DEV's more money in theory. So who cares right? As long as we put quarters in the machine thats all that matters. A suggestion that others have made im sure, would be to make tougher baddies, not weaker heroes. That's not the point of a hero. I watch the CoV trailer and when Statesman punches that dude its lik"AWESOME" now reduce his power and play the scene again, and watch how pathetic he becomes. Not a goo dvisual in my picture. Then there is that thing again....... DEV's dont care unless it makes them dollars. mebbe in the beggining it was about the game and yes some monies, now its like its all about the moolah. I like the game still it ROCKS! When u taketh awayeth, u might as well cut an arm off. Give us a challenge, but dont hinder us. We are glad that u brought us this, and we supported it, dont treat us like u r throwing a dog a bone.(however that analogy works?)What upsets me is the disapointment to those who have worked hard to get the characters to where they want them, and POW! u take it away. Why? $$$ That sux. So when I5 comes out make sure u reduce the healing powers also, u might as well, itll make the game "MORE CHALLENGING" and u the devs dollars
In the end it stiill probably wont make a difference. Who knows if u gys r even listening. Blah
BTW This is no t a bash, it is a statement. Just dont count on SUPER HAPPINESS when I5 comes out.
Ya i guess thats it.
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You want me to give you a short list of things that are messing with MY game I have been in since Beta?
PvP - Who gives a crap, you can't RP, you can't make it person.. Its all a big sporting event to stroke up each other to prove who's all macho and best... Go there adn die there, please.
CoV - Who cares? I don't want to be a Villian, I want ot be a Hero and fight the good fight. Have good ROLEPLAYing experiences (such as "mmoRPg" implies).
Now, the trouble is, that because of the massive way the changes came out... I'm stuck without an SG anymore, A Coalition of FIVE people and everyone else leaving...
And I have no reason to stay. My friends gone, the fun gone... Just all gone...
All in 8 friggin weeks... WAY TO GO!
I would have made Guildhalls first... That way, people would have more of a reason to stay.. Or Universities... Or level 60...
But no... We get a big fat nerf. I mean, what are mind controllers going to do? I hardly Hold things now... Almost pointless...
Tanks that can't take on Monsters? So I guess all those times I spent protecting Portal Corp from all those Giant Monsters will just be for naught huh...
Damn I feel so "F'd over".
Heres my question Would any of them heroes listed be happy about you robbing paying customers from the Joy they found in a game to be demolished since I5 went live? Answer No they would probably want to smack the villian money grabbers right in the kisser!
serious question for a developer ..
SG headquarters..
what is the status of this.. how will we pay for them.. actually have a ton of quesitons for this.. I have looked for a real thread on the topic and with CoV just around the corner we really have not had fair coverage on this topic.. I have heard and read various rumors.. but there has never been a "offical" response thread..
So my question and I am unsure which dev this goes to .. but help me let me know no what needs to happen so that my SG is ready.. I am more excited about this option than any of the Issue updates to this time..
Shoot send me a PM on this something anything..
Gamina
My question is to CuppaJo,
How was your weekend?
Seriously-Are you going to screen out the I5 questions? I can understand weeding out the attacking and completely negative posts. But if a large majority of the questions are about the effects of I5 having on morale. Would you still look for other questions?
(of course I am making the assumption that you are the Community Leader that will take the 3 questions from America and be giving them to the Developers).
I was wondering about the change to the phase shift power. You made it only last 30 seconds but yet you did nothing to allow us to use it faster. I play almost all blasters and that is my savior on many occasions now its useless. I do believe most of the other players would aggre with me to have it changed back to the way it was before
I was wondering whate the deal with COV and COH if you could clear up for me, i was reading gamespot and said there will be a buffer zone with pvp, will this zone be one of those random patrol the area see an enemy and kill or will it be like the arena? and how will the sg bases for cov and coh work?
So where are geko's responses? We need to know if Accuracy has been nerfed!
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