I suppose you could PM Castle and ask. I do know that specifically calling them out on the forums is against the rules, so don't do that. 
Its also possible that some of the AR players on the blaster boards have been around long enough to know the history behind various changes.
Clearly, sending them gift baskets of cheese & stuff gets their attention. Just attach a note to it; "PS, look into full auto max target cap."
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A thread you started less than 24 hours ago and has only 2 pages of replies is "long and active"?
Anyway, your question was answered within the first 4 responses in that thread. But by all means if you aren't satisfied with that response then PM Castle.
The limitation is an anti-farming nerf to keep players from exploiting certain enemy groups on various maps. It comes from the days when a Tank (usually Fire/) and a Blaster (also often Fire/) would herd an entire map of Freaks (or Wolves or Ninjas) into a single dumpster and blast them into oblivion.
Good luck trying to get it reversed.
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The limitation is an anti-farming nerf to keep players from exploiting certain enemy groups on various maps. It comes from the days when a Tank (usually Fire/) and a Blaster (also often Fire/) would herd an entire map of Freaks (or Wolves or Ninjas) into a single dumpster and blast them into oblivion.
Good luck trying to get it reversed.
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Uhm, the thread's not talking about unlimited AoE target caps; It's asking for the target cap on full auto to be raised to 16 (I think), for parity with other tier 9 blasts.
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"What's protocol for getting dev attention?"
1 act like an [censored] and get the forumites all stirred up.
2 call the devs bad names.
3 do some hard core griefing in game and get petitioned several times.
4 mail a fake bomb to Paragon Studios with a list of your demands (concerns you have)
or you could just send them a PM or submit a bug report in game. your choice.
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In this case, a PM to Castle is your best bet. Try to keep it short and lay out your reasoning clearly. Include a link to the discussion thread if you think that'll help. Note that "help" in this case has nothing to do with sheer numbers of players typing "/signed" but rather people being articulate about game balance issues. Sheer numbers of thumbs up/down do not sway the devs when it comes to game balance decisions.
If Castle doesn't respond you might see if you can get Babs' attention. It's not his job, but there've been a couple of times that he was persuaded of a worthy power change and advocated it to Castle. That's not a guarantee of Castle agreeing to anything, of course.
Castle gets so inundated with PMs that I suspect it's hard to rise above the noise.
I hope you succeed. It's always annoyed me that Full Auto had a lower cap than Rain of Arrows, the other blaster no-end-drain nuke.
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Castle gets so inundated with PMs that I suspect it's hard to rise above the noise.
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Especially right now with the Dominator change discussion.
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i wish you got heavy burst instead of slug, nothing sucks more than being "AR/" and only having 2 attacks that use it, and like 4-5 that use the m-203.
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i think itll "rise above the noise" just make sure corr is in the title and im sure he will be thanking heaven as he opens it that its not another dom Q or QQ.
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I do know that specifically calling them out on the forums is against the rules, so don't do that.
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That rule is long gone.
You can't *demand* a Dev respond or be abusive to them, but you can 'call' for one as long as you know they don't have to answer and don't throw a fit if they don't.
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i wish you got heavy burst instead of slug, nothing sucks more than being "AR/" and only having 2 attacks that use it, and like 4-5 that use the m-203.
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i think itll "rise above the noise" just make sure corr is in the title and im sure he will be thanking heaven as he opens it that its not another dom Q or QQ.
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The thing about the assault rifle attacks...it's hard to please everyone. I personally dislike the whole flamethrower and grenade stuff, but some folks love it. And...well, I like slug. I also love the sniper attack. Because to me, shooting a rifle isn't about burst and automatic fire. It's about single shots.
(Yes, even an assault rifle. I don't know about all militaries, but my own basic training was about precision shooting, not more dakka.)
But clearly you want more Rambo-style machine gun firing. And that's fine, really - it's a perfectly legitimate opinion, especially in a superhero game.
Can't please everyone. So we have a Swiss Army Rifle that annoys everyone equally. =D
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The limitation is an anti-farming nerf to keep players from exploiting certain enemy groups on various maps. It comes from the days when a Tank (usually Fire/) and a Blaster (also often Fire/) would herd an entire map of Freaks (or Wolves or Ninjas) into a single dumpster and blast them into oblivion.
Good luck trying to get it reversed.
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Uhm, the thread's not talking about unlimited AoE target caps; It's asking for the target cap on full auto to be raised to 16 (I think), for parity with other tier 9 blasts.
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Then for parity - it would need to have it's recharge increased by a factor of 6, changed into a PBAoE (Death blossom Full auto?) and include the end drain/crash.
EDIT - also have it's end cost increased 33%
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Well, earlier in the thread Sardan pointed out that Rain of Arrows has a higher cap than Full Auto.
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It's also not a cone, but a rain, and costs more end still.
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It's also not a cone, but a rain, and costs more end still.
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Rain of Arrows does 26% more damage over a 75% larger area. Also, neither Thunderous Blast nor Blizzard are PBAoE.
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So, what's the best place to post to find reasoning from the devs side?
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Small clips?
My scrapper doesn't need an AoE. She IS an AoE.
Apparently, baskets full of chocolate and other assorted goodies works.
After a long and active thread, it's come to my attention that full auto has no purpose being enemy capped at 10. It's a weakness to the tier 9 with no apparent compensating features, and no particular reason.
(Other than over adherance to global cap rules)
So, what's the best place to post to find reasoning from the devs side?
Here's the thread that discusses the fact, if you wish to hop in on the debate as well:
Full Auto Thread
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