So would that rule out AR, too? Or other tech-ish sets? What about people who play flying as a jetpack? Or superspeed as a motorcycle?
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Take your opinion to pms if you wanna be like this. All these forums have been lately is beratement and nothingness and I'm surprised at this even coming from you.
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This is stupid. You made a snarky post, so someone responded in kind. It doesn't matter if YOU didn't think it was snarky because clearly everyone else did. If all you want to do is making needlessly inflammatory posts, then attempt to say later that they weren't inflammatory just so you can tout your "the forums suck now!" banner, then move along.
Take your persecution complex and insecurities elsewhere if you can't grow a thicker skin. If you're going to start pointing fingers about people being insulting, point them my way. I don't care one whit about your feelings and I'm not afraid to tell you so.
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Good lord. You're backing me up?! I knew the ground felt cold today. 
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When you're not wrong, I have no reason to disagree with you. 
Main Hero : Annilixxion -- Lv50 Blaster
Main Villain : Menkaura -- Lv41 Mastermind
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"You will bend to my will, with or without your precious sanity." --Dragon Mage
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So would that rule out AR, too? Or other tech-ish sets? What about people who play flying as a jetpack? Or superspeed as a motorcycle?
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Well, it's his server. Guess in his mind, only the narrow-minded idea of "natural" is the correct one.
Main Hero : Annilixxion -- Lv50 Blaster
Main Villain : Menkaura -- Lv41 Mastermind
@Laxx
"You will bend to my will, with or without your precious sanity." --Dragon Mage
hmmm....If I were to make a server ruleset. It would be a complete overhaul of everything on CoV side where I am in control and building my story in lines with the Marvel RPG me and my friend are doing... COMPLETE WAR!
Everyone has Self Destruct on auto.
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So would that rule out AR, too? Or other tech-ish sets? What about people who play flying as a jetpack? Or superspeed as a motorcycle?
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Well, it's his server. Guess in his mind, only the narrow-minded idea of "natural" is the correct one.
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My impression that Natural wasn't the correct one. He just thought that it would make a cool server rule set. Maybe I read it wrong.
My server would be called 'Caprice'.
It would be governed by nothing more than chance, with no underlying structure or concrete mechanics to latch onto. Roll a new toon? You might end up logging in as a lvl 3 Devouring Earth eminator, 300 ft above Terra Volta.
Log in an existing toon? You might cohabit another player's toon, struggling with the other player for ultimate control.
Press TAB to target a foe? You might die. Or teleport to the nearest tree, or kill everything in the zone.
Want to train up? Ms. Liberty might attack you. Or turn into a pumpkin. Or summon 50 GMs to attack you. Who knows?
The only command that does one thing and one thing only is /quit.
It turns you into Baby New Year.
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<ul type="square">[*] Long ago, it was suggested that Giant Monsters actually affect the zone in which they spawn, ie., Lusca would attack the IP hospital, causing all defeated heroes to be bounced to the hospitals in adjoining zones. This would happen.[*]Rewards for taking down Giant Monsters would be suitably upgraded.[*]I am also down with lowering the beginning team requirement on task and strike forces.[*]No PVP. At all. The other servers on this thread with open PVP in all zones can have all the forum drama.[*]Ergo, no more suppression.[*]Although... since the loss of suppression would also facilitate a return to constant kiting and jousting of NPC opponents, debt would have to start sucking again.[*]Likely difficult to code, but since this is Fantasyland: in special cases, such as zombie or Rikti invasions - or high-level ambushes - which have gone on a certain amount of time, the Signature Heroes who act as contacts become active and actually help out, despite their targets conning grey. I trust the awesome factor of Signature-only special effects will outweigh the loss of XP.[*]In the spirit of fun: all Malta shall wear big fluffy pink bunny suits.[*]And Sappers must carry large shoulder-mounted neon signs that say, "Shoot this guy first".[/list]
MA arcs: #1669, "A New Breed Rising"
lets see:
1) no team size limit. spawns keep going up in size with the team.
2) some xp bonus or something when solo. just enough for the times you can't find a team.
3) Love the 'whole world is a mayhem mission' thing. definitely.
4) all contacts can be threatened into giving you more interesting missions. even the non living ones (I'm looking at you, Television).
5) no aggro cap
6) no AOE target cap
7) immobile objects, held, or knocked down enemies can't be missed normally. still can be if your tohit is debuffed.
8) if the mission giver is capable of helping, he or she will help.
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<ul type="square">[*]No PVP. At all. The other servers on this thread with open PVP in all zones can have all the forum drama.[*]Ergo, no more suppression.[/list]
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Suppression was put in for more reasons than just PvP. PvP only made the problem more visible since players complain while mobs don't.
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HA! Love it.
In fact, I want that as an inherent power for all my characters. The team can ignore or miss my "Kill _____ first" team chatter, but a big glowing sign over his head would be different.
Edict 1: In this plane of existence, there shall be no Storm Summoning. TMS enjoys it, and it is therefore evil. As such, it is outlawed.
Edict 2: As other archetypes are simply inferior, the only choices given shall be Defender and Corruptor for Heroes and Villains respectively. To make up for this limitation, the existing blast sets for each class will be filled out with full proliferation and also the full range of Dominator Assault sets to go with it. Defender melee modifiers shall be raised to .75, Corruptor melee modifiers to .85.
That is all.
Revert back to issue 4 with all the new content.
Hmmm, interesting question.
I guess my server would have Co-op teaming across all zones except for PVP zones, with corresponding reinforcements for the proper zones. (IE, Lots of hero NPCs patrolling Paragon City and lots of villain NPCs patrolling the Isles)
A 10 bubbles of XP per mission cap, still get the inf. and prestige for the kills over the cap.
More frequent zone events.
Completion of any TF/SF would have a corresponding event outside of the TF/SF.
Unified red/blue markets.
All contacts/trainers would do something other than stand there in case of a zone event. (Picture a Rikti Raid or Zombie Invasion in Grandville. Recluse and his Lts come out and fight alongside everyone, it would be glorious.)
Proud member of the Hard Liquor party
Unofficial leader of PAAS (Paragon Association for the Advancement of Stoners)
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he asked you to post server rulesets
what part of that request do you not understand, it is not a hard concept to grasp
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Don't be insulting. I'm sick of responses like these on these forums.
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first of all it wasn't snarky in the least
second i am TERRIBLY sorry if I offended YOU on the internet. Here's a tissue for your salty tears 
^ that's snarky
jesus get your panties/boxers/briefs/tighty-whites out of a knot
first of all, the whole world would be a mayhem mission, similar to what someone said earlier. Activity in relation to server size and amount of people online and in the zone, so that it wouldn't be ridiculous; factions would team up and then fall apart, and heroes/villains could take advantage of this, etc. The more people keep the streets clean, the better rewards they would get
I would also put in a sort of PVP game, called Conquest, where heroes would enter into the Rogue Isles and attempt to conquer specific islands and zones, and vice versa with the villains. The super-individuals could choose between multiple zones to spawn in and multiple places to spawn in the zone, thus reducing the chance of camping. Police/Arbiter drones are deactivated because the heroes/villains use a jammer to do so. If the villains/heroes succeed in capturing strategic control points in the zone, they take it over, and can reinforce the area against other hero attack. The more zones you take over, the better enhancements/costume parts you get, so it would be a constant rise no matter how often you play. So, basically, the world would be balanced between keeping control of the zones you inhabit and making sure they aren't lost to the enemy forces. SGs and VGs would play a large role in this, getting special bonuses for working together and allowing them to truly show their power on their respective servers.
I would also get rid of the whole "capes at 20" thing. Seems a little ridiculous.
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Edict 1: In this plane of existence, there shall be no Storm Summoning.
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ELECTROCUTE THE HERETIC!!!
PUREE HIS MOTTLED FLESH!!!
FREEZE THE REMAINS!!!
THEN SHATTER THEM!!!
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So would that rule out AR, too? Or other tech-ish sets? What about people who play flying as a jetpack? Or superspeed as a motorcycle?
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Well, it's his server. Guess in his mind, only the narrow-minded idea of "natural" is the correct one.
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Hey hey hey!
I have a number of natural characters that aren't human. This would be a "Natural Human" server though. I don't have a narrow view. I have just narrowed the definition for this server idea. So, don't start being condescending.
Yes, AR would work, using tech devices like Temp Powers would work. Low Tech and Modern Tech = available for Natural Humans. Rocket Boots would be fine, but there are no travel powers for them to work with so...
I'm just thinking how this would help people get a grip on their whining about having to travel with travel powers. Let them see what it's like to go without for a bit. See if they complain about the travel power servers after that.
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Edict 1: In this plane of existence, there shall be no Storm Summoning.
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ELECTROCUTE THE HERETIC!!!
PUREE HIS MOTTLED FLESH!!!
FREEZE THE REMAINS!!!
THEN SHATTER THEM!!!
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Sorry, I'm not allowed to like Storm Summoning. You see, I entered a blood pact with TheMightyStorm some time ago that states I'm not allowed to agree with her. She likes Storm Summoning, so I, therefore, must not.
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lets see:
1) no team size limit. spawns keep going up in size with the team.
2) some xp bonus or something when solo. just enough for the times you can't find a team.
3) Love the 'whole world is a mayhem mission' thing. definitely.
4) all contacts can be threatened into giving you more interesting missions. even the non living ones (I'm looking at you, Television).
5) no aggro cap
6) no AOE target cap
7) immobile objects, held, or knocked down enemies can't be missed normally. still can be if your tohit is debuffed.
8) if the mission giver is capable of helping, he or she will help.
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I like this thread... Let's see...
Let's start with 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 from this list. Only exception I have is without the KD (you can still roll around on the floor and be missed).
Also, as far as balance and use issues...
a. Parity between Sturdies and Lucks, because right now Lucks are clearly better. Instead of 10/15/20% Resistance, they should be 20/40/60%. While they would still underperform (by this I mean not mitigate as much damage as its purple sibling), it would not be as bad as going against 12.5/25/37.5% that are the Lucks. I am also sure most of the forum runners know that roughly 1% Defense mitigates equal to 2% Resistance .
b. Resistance bonuses increased in frequency in value in IO sets. I wonder sometimes if the Devs have a bias against Resistance sets. The Defense bonuses are not only absolutely higher, but are spread across more sets. Then they got a bonus when the types were paired with a vector. Every Resistance bonus should be TRIPLED, at least.
c. A true good faith attempt to balance the armor sets against each other (based on "standard" Single Origin slotting). Shield was supposed to be the Defense version of Fire Armor (that is, a bit on the squishy side and trading defense for offensive potential), and is clearly better at not only mitigating damage, but putting it out. Then there is the whole "gets complete mez protection" issues.
d. QUADRUPLE the drop rate and give a substantial, but not gamebreaking XP and INF increase for everything in non-AE content,. Yes, AE should be a fair way to get from 1-50, but maybe instead of nerfing AE to get people back into the rest of the content, they should make the rest of the game more alluring. Carrots>>Sticks. People will still run AE because it is more convenient to access, but more people would probably be willing to jump out of the pool if there was something worth jumping out for.
e. Either double the merit rewards for completing a TF or half the merit price at the vendor. Also, remove the diminishing returns for repeating a fun or rewarding TF.
f. Contacts WILL GIVE YOUR THEIR PHONE NUMBERS SO YOU CAN CALL THEM FROM THE BEGINNING. This one has annoyed me to death for my entire time playing this game. There is nothing worse than getting shipped from PI to some random zone to talk to someone else or deliver a package, then have to run all the way back to the contact because to be sent someplace close to the zone you were in because you did not have their number yet.
g. A full in-game tutorial and help guide for those that want to get into PvP, and warnings that not only might some of your powers be more or less effective against other players, but that your powers, as you have them slotted, may be completely suboptimal. Also, and I know this might be wishful thinking, but a "power rating" system (insert standard "IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND!" joke here at your leisure) that takes everyone's powers and slotting and other important stats and gives them an overall score. Players would then have a better chance for drops or higher rep rewards for besting someone with an equal or higher score.
h. Opportunities to do long, difficult TFs or Trials to earn additional slots for a character as one of the rewards.
There is more... there is always more. That is just all I can think of right now. Unfortunately, I am willing to accept that a lot of those would only exist on my "dream server" not only because of development time and difficulty, but simply because the game engine might not allow for it.
11 months of all-nighters, messy feeding sessions, bath fighting and realizing just how good my son's lungs work, and I am still convinced he is the crowning accomplishment in my life. What in the blue HFIL is wrong with me?
-Constant invasions, all zones.
-Free roam to all zones (Heroes in Mercy, Villains in Paragon) with open PVP
-Level cap would be 1000, every 50 levels you choose another 2 powersets.
May not be possible, or well thought out.. but it'd be damn funny.
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-Level cap would be 1000, every 50 levels you choose another 2 powersets.
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I could only imagine how long it would take to get from level 999 to 1000, even with all the enemies leveling up and giving you more XP. Definitely an idea I could get behind, though.
It would definitely keep people playing. DarkMelee/(Black; yay i16)EnergyMelee/DarkBlast/SR/Regen/Kinetics would be all I need.
And I realize my AoE would still stink.
11 months of all-nighters, messy feeding sessions, bath fighting and realizing just how good my son's lungs work, and I am still convinced he is the crowning accomplishment in my life. What in the blue HFIL is wrong with me?
Well that's why you need a Dark/Kinetics//Sonic/Fire Defender.
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Well that's why you need a Dark/Kinetics//Sonic/Fire Defender.
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I play with my fiancee all the time. She loves AoE "bullet spamming." She also has a Repeat Offender in her blood, even if she does not know it. Dark/Dark//Kin/Fire//Rad/Ice. Let it rain, Let it rain.
Ok, to the person I quoted originally, this might be one of the funnest ideas posted so far. Props.
11 months of all-nighters, messy feeding sessions, bath fighting and realizing just how good my son's lungs work, and I am still convinced he is the crowning accomplishment in my life. What in the blue HFIL is wrong with me?
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Well that's why you need a Dark/Kinetics//Sonic/Fire Defender.
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I play with my fiancee all the time. She loves AoE "bullet spamming." She also has a Repeat Offender in her blood, even if she does not know it. Dark/Dark//Kin/Fire//Rad/Ice. Let it rain, Let it rain.
Ok, to the person I quoted originally, this might be one of the funnest ideas posted so far. Props.
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If any of those are virtue heroes, we have an SG waiting for her! (Rain Dancers)
Orc&Pie No.53230 There is an orc, and somehow, he got a pie. And you are hungry.
www.repeat-offenders.net
Negaduck: I see you found the crumb. I knew you'd never notice the huge flag.
Mine would be a Natural only server. You would only be allowed to choose from powersets with weapons or Natural (human) fighting styles (This means no Elemental sets, no Empathy, no Mental powers, no Controllers or Doms at all) and there would be no Travel Power pools.
Swift and Hurdle would be as fast as you would go.
Now let's hear people complain about traveling to other zones with travel powers.
Ha ha ha!