Statesman's Strike - it's official!

_Ilr_ · 10-26-2005 09:56 AM

So let me get this straight.... This event isn't like the last couple PvP events.. We won't be fighting any PC characters, it will all be PvE, then right? Litterally the same deal as the Rikti Invasion, only with Longbow NPC's...

Bummer, I would have loved to have copied one of my level 30+ Heroes over and gone around Gankin lowbs... Heh... ..Heh Heh..., Okay yeah, that's probably why it's purely a PvE event ...Oh well.

Crashe · 10-26-2005 10:00 AM

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You and me, States, One on one, mano-e-mano.

I just need one shot. Just one. Go ahead and clobber me after that.

Right in the jimmies, Jack!

For destroying Tankers and everything they ever stood for.

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Jeebus on a pogo stick! Give it up already. Some people still enjoy the game. I am by no means in a position to criticize anyone, but after a while, you just get tired of hearing these remarks. If you aren't happy with the game, why are you still playing? Believe it or not, the devs aren't trying to hurt you or hurt themselves in the process. They really are trying to make the game better for everyone.

*note: this is not directed at you, I am just tired of these kinds of posts in general.

And welcome Freedom Phalanx and Longbow to what will soon be your prison! The Harbingers are waiting for you!

Swede · 10-26-2005 11:16 AM

Will we bi given a Xp boost here or is it just as we are? then how many level 50 villans are there? becase if not this is just plain and simel a big slauter... oh... thats the point?

Farwielder · 10-26-2005 11:22 AM

there are no lvl 50 villains. the cap as of now is 40. Also the dev controlled heroes will con the same way giant monsters do now.

Czar_Bal · 10-26-2005 11:32 AM

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Will we bi given a Xp boost here or is it just as we are? then how many level 50 villans are there? becase if not this is just plain and simel a big slauter... oh... thats the point?

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Heroes revenge (after the Bloody Bay Bloodbath of last night).

Ltorre · 10-26-2005 11:57 AM

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You and me, States, One on one, mano-e-mano.

I just need one shot. Just one. Go ahead and clobber me after that.

Right in the jimmies, Jack!

For destroying Tankers and everything they ever stood for.

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Jeebus on a pogo stick! Give it up already. Some people still enjoy the game. I am by no means in a position to criticize anyone, but after a while, you just get tired of hearing these remarks. If you aren't happy with the game, why are you still playing? Believe it or not, the devs aren't trying to hurt you or hurt themselves in the process. They really are trying to make the game better for everyone.

*note: this is not directed at you, I am just tired of these kinds of posts in general.

And welcome Freedom Phalanx and Longbow to what will soon be your prison! The Harbingers are waiting for you!

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Ironically, I'm sick of posts where people tell other people to quit the game because they're complaining about something.
Complaining about complaining only leads to more complaining (see above sentence for example).

Crashe · 10-26-2005 12:32 PM

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You and me, States, One on one, mano-e-mano.

I just need one shot. Just one. Go ahead and clobber me after that.

Right in the jimmies, Jack!

For destroying Tankers and everything they ever stood for.

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Jeebus on a pogo stick! Give it up already. Some people still enjoy the game. I am by no means in a position to criticize anyone, but after a while, you just get tired of hearing these remarks. If you aren't happy with the game, why are you still playing? Believe it or not, the devs aren't trying to hurt you or hurt themselves in the process. They really are trying to make the game better for everyone.

*note: this is not directed at you, I am just tired of these kinds of posts in general.

And welcome Freedom Phalanx and Longbow to what will soon be your prison! The Harbingers are waiting for you!

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Ironically, I'm sick of posts where people tell other people to quit the game because they're complaining about something.
Complaining about complaining only leads to more complaining (see above sentence for example).

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I was simply asking why they are still playing a game that they are unhappy with. Most people tend to avoid something they don't like or grow unhappy with. But I never once said "quit playing if you are just going to complain".

Daolong · 10-26-2005 01:01 PM

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For destroying Tankers and everything they ever stood for.

If they are as bad as everyone KNOWS they will be, I will be cancelling my account the same day.

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Ok, two things. Two sad, sad statements.

Tanks are fine, if you don't believe me I'll show you the ones I play with. If I can tank 6 +2s and live to complain about it with my 'underpowered' sloting(he's an invun tank mind you) I don't think you've got ground to stand on for that one.

And it isn't that friggen bad. Try it before you complain. And I don't mean on invincible, I mean on the real level the game was originally made for. You'll be fine.My blaster is actually better after ed, I can finally take bosses one on one.

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Dude... My kinetics defender can tank 6 +2 mobs...

Rentex · 10-26-2005 02:34 PM

The strike will last for 3 hours

If you take time to help others, you help yourself grow.
If you take time to help yourself, you realize how far you have to go.
If you take time for chocolate . . . you've discovered the secret to a happy life

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GL & be safe in game & real life!
*hug*
Pax

Billyboy · 10-26-2005 02:52 PM

Didn't want to make a new post, so I thought I'd put this question here. How long, exactly, until the event? Need to know when to get back on!

SpaceNut · 10-26-2005 03:15 PM

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And I completely reject that your blaster is doing better than before

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I normally don't jump in on these things, but it's so nice to see someone rejecting another player's opinion of their own character.

Oh, and my blaster is doing better than before too.

@SpaceNut - My 50s, AE arcs and current projects at ParagonWiki

...I forgot what experience means.

DKellis · 10-26-2005 03:25 PM

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The strike will last for 3 hours

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Well, that's something to aim for. I'm not going to be able to make the event at the beginning due to something RL, but I'm hoping I can finish that up in an hour or two.

Current main:
Schrodinger's Gun, Dual Pistols/Mental Blaster, Virtue

Avatar: Becky Miyamoto from Pani Poni Dash. Roulette roulette~

Kias_Kais · 10-26-2005 06:38 PM

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Six +2s, eh? That's, what, a two-three person team spawn? What happens when you are on an eight-person team against Cabal or similar foes, and you take about three quarters (or half, even with a ringer) of the damage of the alpha-strike you are supposed to take for the team because your resistance does next to nothing against non-S/L damage?

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It's rather simple, you don't take all of it. Coordinate with the controllers to have as many of them as possible froze when you charge in. Or pretty much just make sure that you aren't the only person on the team that can take damage, otherwise you will die. That's what happens when you urk a spawn meant for 8 people.

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And I completely reject that your blaster is doing better than before, since villains were (according to the Devs) not adjusted at all, and (other than a slight endurance benefit that you won't notice unless you didn't have Stamina) your powers were not changed. Well, except for the new effective limit on your maximum slotted damage.

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Actually my problem used to be that I blew through all my end before I ended the fight. I threw at least one end reducer into each attack and suddenly I can take a fullsized spawn at higher levels. My damage hasn't gone down all that much, and over a long fight it's actually a bit higher since i can still attack.

UnnamedHero · 10-27-2005 02:01 AM

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Artic, please tell me that we'll be using the toons we've worked on since Beta opened and NOT the "go make a new toon and goto..." scenario like yesterday's Bloody Bay event.
Also, what zone will this be taking place in?

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Yes, you'll be using your established characters.

The event will be all over the place - server-wide!

cheers,
Arctic_Sun

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Ah. This is the quote the threw me off. I thought I could just wait for them to come to Port Oakes from Mercy. Took me longer than it should have to realize that that wasn't going to be the case. I hopped about 10 zones (about 8 of them being Mercies) over 3 servers, finally saw one of them, Manticore, and he hit me with his special sound loop crash power.

Vexus · 10-27-2005 09:20 AM

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I wonder if ol' Emmert will actually be in front of the computer or if Statesman will just be an NPC. WOW that would be cool to open unlimited bottles of kick butt on the lead designer of CoH.

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You'll have your chance - I'll be playing the one and only Statesman!

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OK, I got my chance. I'm playing a level 32 Dark/Invuln Brute in Mercy 4 approximately 515 yards due west of the Base.

Spotted Statesman about 50 or so yards behind the front lines, going toe-to-toe with another Villain. Yeah, I immediately informed the team, but being a villain character myself, I decided 2v1 sounded fair. It was extremely laggy, so I flew way over top of the battle. After about 25 attempts I was able to lock Statesman as a Target and select Follow. Statesman never moved, but the lag was so bad that I couldn't do much. It took me about 20 or so seconds to reach statesman, and in that time I wasn't able to get even a single power to respond ... so I went in toggle-less (except for Unyielding which I Fly with normally).

I arrive at Statesman (sans Temp Invuln because it wouldn't turn on in the lag) and decide "What the heck, I'm here, might as well start attacking!" Well during the next 20 seconds I never once saw Statesman turn around, but with that lag, I didn't really see much more than a random frame here and there. I hovered there waiting for my first attack to fire off ... it never did. I tried quequing up different attacks like Shadow Punch, Brawl ... nothing ... nada. It was like trying to PvP in a Hami Raid. Eventually Statesman must have conquered the lag, because I got smacked for about 80% of my health (remember, I couldnt turn on my Smashing/Lethal Toggle), so I figured it was a good time to try Dull Pain ... or Siphon Life .... nothing happened ... nada. After about 10 more seconds of frantically spamming those heals to no avail ... BLAMO! Statesman floored me.

Now, in fairness, he'd have probably kicked my wee villainous buttocks even without lag. He's an Invuln Tanker and there were 2 of us around to fuel his Invinc, and I'm confident he doesn't have any Accuracy Problems (I'm guessing he has Focused Acc) or Endurance Problems (I'm also guessing he has Conserve Power ... never could get his info during my approach, and was too busy trying to attack once I got there), so killing him might have proven an exercise in futility. BUT, the lag prevented me from getting a "fair shot" at him ... and I'm the villain ... oh the irony!

Still, I can honestly say I saw and fought Statesman ... and prolly dying "because of lag" is almost as good as getting my butt kicked by Statesman ... but I like to think I coulda done better. I certainly wasn't going to wait until he was finished with the first guy to get my 1v1 with him . I am proud of a few things though ... I'm definitely taller than Statesman, and I think I have more muscles too. But man-oh-man that red spandex hole in the back of his metal helmet looked so tempting to SMASH!

Well done Statesman. You may have won round 1 ... but this is not the end of it! We shall meet again. Muhahahahahaaaaaa!

volund · 10-27-2005 09:24 AM

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You and me, States, One on one, mano-e-mano.

I just need one shot. Just one. Go ahead and clobber me after that.

Right in the jimmies, Jack!

For destroying Tankers and everything they ever stood for.

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Jeebus on a pogo stick! Give it up already. Some people still enjoy the game. I am by no means in a position to criticize anyone, but after a while, you just get tired of hearing these remarks. If you aren't happy with the game, why are you still playing? Believe it or not, the devs aren't trying to hurt you or hurt themselves in the process. They really are trying to make the game better for everyone.

*note: this is not directed at you, I am just tired of these kinds of posts in general.

And welcome Freedom Phalanx and Longbow to what will soon be your prison! The Harbingers are waiting for you!

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Ironically, I'm sick of posts where people tell other people to quit the game because they're complaining about something.
Complaining about complaining only leads to more complaining (see above sentence for example).

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Then what about complaining about complaining about complaining which is what your post is?

Nemo_Utopia · 10-27-2005 09:39 AM

Ah, but that is the art. For complaining about complaining is just as futile as complaining. And your complaining about complaining about complaining only exacerbates the matter, as my post does, in useless hyperbole (the BEST and ONLY kind! ). And this very post (griping about complaining about complaining about complaining...but mostly just ragging on dummies for fun ) will do as well!!