Rikti Invasion Incoming! ~Discussion~
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American_Valor,
Posted on: 2009-07-08 13:08 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
This was the most enjoyable weekend I've had in the game since I resubbed after the 5th Anniversary reactivation weekend. I did hardly any regular missions, but chasing the Accolade on my 5 highest level characters (from 23 to 50) was an absolute blast.
Plus I got in on my first Paladin takedown while waiting for an attack, and did my first Hamidon Raid - just a great three days all round 
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Originally Posted by meiguess
there really should be more to the event than just meet up in one spot and beat on stuff till the event ends, I think that there should be some sort of random objective the Rikti are after in each zone, some examples, in Atlas park the destruction of the atlas statue would crush morale in the city, if the rikti can plant enough bombs then they win (and a new place will have to be found for holding CC's, till the scene is reset anyway)
In Sharkhead the rikti could be planting bombs on one side of the pit, enough placed and boom, the pit becomes a giant pool till Cage can get it emptyed. Far fetched I know, but I like to dream |
I've always thought it is odd that, for a zone being invaded and bombed, nothing is damaged. Ever.
For an invasion, the rikti have been doing a pretty crappy job.
I can just see the Rikti officer in charge of the zone invasion reporting back to his superiors...: (here is my sad attempt of Rikti-speak)
Officer: "Buildings destroyed: none. Civilians exterminated: zero. Transit broken: nul. Architect house virtual pleasure domes eradicated: nil. Trees, park benches and shrubberies torched: nadda."
Superior: "Objectives achieved: will you ever accomplish this century?"
Officer: *blushing in embarrassment* "Well... 5 cat girls: 2 of we defeated. Fred's mistake: petting one he did try. Scratching post: they said to Fred. Fred: his bleeding will not stop, is in medbay."
Superior: "Impressed: am not. My favour: how you improve?"
Officer: "AE building: we got season passes to free Me-ouch farm. Vanguard Merits: we have 3; George got confused and killed 5 drones."
Superior: "Guards: attend. Officer: to be dropped on Lusca. Communication Officer: get Romulus on the line; tell him we trade AE season passes if he invades AP for us."
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I was thrilled with the Science pack cuz I finally got payback on the creepy guy that kept trying to ERP with my tween heroine, by hitting the costume change and turning into a 10' tall monstrous escaped prisoner and telling him, "You gots a real purty mouf, now bendover and squeal like a pig fo yo daddy, cuz you my little puppy now!" Haven't seen him since.
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Originally Posted by Dolphin
What I would really like to see, is the after effects of one of these invasions - as opposed to everything going back to status quo.
Have a few months of reconstruction. Broken buildings, destroyed highways, broken war wall sections, having to find trainers in different locations due to the damage. Then, to go a step further, have missions designed around helping the citizens rebuild. Having everything go to hell in a hand basket, then flip a switch where everything's normal? That got old. Badges aside, not much got accomplished during the raid IMO. |
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I was thrilled with the Science pack cuz I finally got payback on the creepy guy that kept trying to ERP with my tween heroine, by hitting the costume change and turning into a 10' tall monstrous escaped prisoner and telling him, "You gots a real purty mouf, now bendover and squeal like a pig fo yo daddy, cuz you my little puppy now!" Haven't seen him since.
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Originally Posted by GPBunny
Bah! I want a GEARS invasion. Millions and millions of the little fellas running all over the place.
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I always wished that when I defeat babbage, he would explode into hundreds of gears. But a zone wide gear invasion I could get into also!
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I was thrilled with the Science pack cuz I finally got payback on the creepy guy that kept trying to ERP with my tween heroine, by hitting the costume change and turning into a 10' tall monstrous escaped prisoner and telling him, "You gots a real purty mouf, now bendover and squeal like a pig fo yo daddy, cuz you my little puppy now!" Haven't seen him since.
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I had mapserver issues during the raids, no matter the zone.
As for the invasion feeling off? I agree. The bombs were in short-supply most of the time, and so were the Heavies. That is until Sunday, when a very small group of heroes in Skyway managed to generate so many heavies that they plowed through us, again and again, like a hot knife through butter. Previously, much larger groups saw few, if any, heavies.
It was very odd.