*Facepalm* Seems it really is gonna take the wrath of the devs to get it through people's heads rather than just threats.
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Weren't Freaks the original meow? Like from pre-i1?
I dunno I'm nooby
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*Facepalm* Seems it really is gonna take the wrath of the devs to get it through people's heads rather than just threats.
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do you really expect anything less?
So is this a yes or a no 
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Maybe.
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I don't envy their position. They can either allow MA to be abused horrendously or bring down the wrath of heaven on its misuse, progressively alienating more and more players with each exploitative loophole they close. I suppose I'd go with "stop the abuse and suffer the consequences" myself, and I think the devs will do the same, but that combined with all the other angst and threats to the game out there means the servers may be pretty quiet places a year from now.
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Are you aware that those using MA exploits to reap ridiculous rewards/time can be suspended, or have those rewards reversed?
The developers have significant datamining in place, so if they see a particular mission being used over and over again, for quick rewards, it will draw their wrathful gaze.
For crazy fights and decent (but not exploitative) rewards, I'd suggest an Imperious Task Force. They are pretty popular, tend to move quickly, and provide a variety of challenges.
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*Facepalm* Seems it really is gonna take the wrath of the devs to get it through people's heads rather than just threats.
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do you really expect anything less?
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No all it takes is them making MA the way they want people to use it.
I don't think even the original Dreck map farming would get you to level 50 in 8 hours. (for the new folks, that was a level 50 "post apocalypse" map full of freaks. People ran it over and over- back then, you could herd the whole map and kill hundreds of guys with one Inferno. Now the mission it has a timer on it.) Freaks were much easier than any other level 50 guys available at the time- there were no level 50 Council or Thorns radio missions.
Of course, that was before they sped up the XP. Even then, Meow farming had some sort of, like, magic quintuple-XP badguys on it.
I suspect what we're seeing is modified Dreck farming, or maybe some sort of tighter map so they spawn closer. But I don't know.
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Are you aware that those using MA exploits to reap ridiculous rewards/time can be suspended, or have those rewards reversed?
The developers have significant datamining in place, so if they see a particular mission being used over and over again, for quick rewards, it will draw their wrathful gaze.
For crazy fights and decent (but not exploitative) rewards, I'd suggest an Imperious Task Force. They are pretty popular, tend to move quickly, and provide a variety of challenges.
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the most farmed tf... dont you remember that ur actual actions can be deemed IN THE FUTURE?
man, i reportted such exploits in the past, so be careful b4 you tell everyone its devs recognised way to lvl, doin a 35 mns itf...... 
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*Facepalm* Seems it really is gonna take the wrath of the devs to get it through people's heads rather than just threats.
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I don't envy their position. They can either allow MA to be abused horrendously or bring down the wrath of heaven on its misuse, progressively alienating more and more players with each exploitative loophole they close. I suppose I'd go with "stop the abuse and suffer the consequences" myself, and I think the devs will do the same, but that combined with all the other angst and threats to the game out there means the servers may be pretty quiet places a year from now.
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The amount of people who quit because exploits were closed is minuscule compared to the amount of people who would have quit if the exploits remained open.
Also, DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
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*Facepalm* Seems it really is gonna take the wrath of the devs to get it through people's heads rather than just threats.
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I don't envy their position. They can either allow MA to be abused horrendously or bring down the wrath of heaven on its misuse, progressively alienating more and more players with each exploitative loophole they close. I suppose I'd go with "stop the abuse and suffer the consequences" myself, and I think the devs will do the same, but that combined with all the other angst and threats to the game out there means the servers may be pretty quiet places a year from now.
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The amount of people who quit because exploits were closed is minuscule compared to the amount of people who would have quit if the exploits remained open.
Also, DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
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Pretty much this. I can't help but find a prediction that "the servers will be pretty quiet a year from now" because the Devs are closing exploits laughable. The servers would be extremely quiet indeed if the Devs ignored such exploits. Anyone who quits because their favorite cheat got fixed I have little sympathy for.
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What is this that I hear about de being the new meow and that it is even better then the old meows??? Is this gonna be needed sand a big crazy brawl is gonna break out again??
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And you felt you needed to post this why?
In case you felt this was some kind of exploit, I feel I should mention that pointing out specific exploits on the forums for all to see is as frowned upon by the devs as those that actually do the exploiting.
Petition it in game, but don't bring it here. All it will do is make trouble.
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*Facepalm* Seems it really is gonna take the wrath of the devs to get it through people's heads rather than just threats.
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do you really expect anything less?
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No all it takes is them making MA the way they want people to use it.
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And which people's way would that be?
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First of all, welcome.
Second, how about you you proper english. I can speak a small amout of gibberish, but it hurts my head to do so.
Thirdly, I will give you the benifit of the doubt and not put you on ignore as a troll, and a rather poor one at that. The answer to your question, as nearly as I can decipher is:
Moew farms were exploits. Be they Rikti Commo Officer only maps, or foes with no ranged attacks, they were all using exploits.
(The Devs learned their lesson about no ranged attacks waaaaay back in the old days, so I am surprised they let THAT bonehead exploit get out of beta into live)
A large map with level 50+ Freakshow is NOT an exploit.
The Juicers still fly and have powerful melee attacks.
The Stunners still stun, and fly to melee with powerful melee attacks.
Both still attack with energy and still sap endurence.
Swipers still have their ranged attack.
Smashers still stun, and hit hella hard in melee.
Boss Freaks still use grenedes, or saw blade attacks from range, as well as hit hella hard melee.
Freaks all still use Dull Pain, and self rez at times making them extra hard to bring down.
While not as difficult as SOME foe groups like Malta, Rularuu, and KoA, they are by no means "easy meat". They are on a par with Council and CoT.
By what reasoning are they an exploit?
If you think that a large team with a Tank herding, Controllers using control, and Blasters/Scrappers killing things are exploitive, you are sadly mistaken.
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All I asked was if de were the new meows... 
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Ok so... City life what I understand is that it is ok for me to these ads cause they are hard and non explotif??
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I thought lvl54 custom boss mishs were the new meow....
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Weren't Freaks the original meow? Like from pre-i1?
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And here you are, using "de" instead of "the", after being asked to use proper english.
I answered your question, in great detail.
NO!
There, is that simple enough for you?
Freaks are a well balanced foe group, and can be very tough for squishies.
If you think their reward is out of line with their difficulty, please explain.
Use complete sentances if you are able. This is a a text only medium of comunication.
Welcome to the internet.
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Hmmm, I didn't even notice the title, I assumed he was saying Devouring Earth (DE) was the new meow.
Now I'm more confuzzeled then ever.
So I'll just say:
SQUIRREL!!
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Wow Tonaka I m typing on my iPod touch sry the keys are so damn small. You didn't need to spas out om me like that so calm down plaese. Maybe you just meed to be patient with people especially people that don't know much about the game AmD are trying to learn...give me a chance will ya?
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What is this that I hear about de being the new meow and that it is even better then the old meows??? Is this gonna be needed sand a big crazy brawl is gonna break out again??
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