Sidekicking is useful for escorting lower levels to places like Icon.
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Sidekicking is useful for escorting lower levels to places like Icon.
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There is a bigger picture than just sking so you can get a new skirt. 
What am I saying? Like me, you never have changed your costume, which is excellent btw, and I doubt you ever will.
Besides you can be TPed there, or quite frankly make it under your own steam if you're careful.
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Because unlike other MMORPGs it allows friends to continue playing with each other should one miss a few leveling sessions due to IRL stuff.
It's one of the things that makes Cox better than the other games out there.
Brawling Cactus from a distant planet.
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Because unlike other MMORPGs it allows friends to continue playing with each other should one miss a few leveling sessions due to IRL stuff.
It's one of the things that makes Cox better than the other games out there.
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And how does auto sking (for want of a better term)prevent that?
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Because unlike other MMORPGs it allows friends to continue playing with each other should one miss a few leveling sessions due to IRL stuff.
It's one of the things that makes Cox better than the other games out there.
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And how does auto sking (for want of a better term)prevent that?
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It'd get rid of the neato badges for one!
Brawling Cactus from a distant planet.
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Because unlike other MMORPGs it allows friends to continue playing with each other should one miss a few leveling sessions due to IRL stuff.
It's one of the things that makes Cox better than the other games out there.
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And how does auto sking (for want of a better term)prevent that?
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It'd get rid of the neato badges for one!
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If that's an issue, they could make up new badges. 
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What the heck was that? You saying its a good idea If so why? You saying its a bad idea? If so, why?
Why bother to even go to the keyboard then to reply just to say something like that?
What is your point?
Don't get into a flap. It's only my opinion and I'm thick
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What the heck was that? You saying its a good idea If so why? You saying its a bad idea? If so, why?
Why bother to even go to the keyboard then to reply just to say something like that?
What is your point?
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If people were auto-mentored they'd still be able to power-level themselves. <insert Level 50 here> invites a load of low levels into a Level 53 mission. All the lowbies are then in EXP galore. Would it be any different from now? Nope.
As for being mentored one level below the Threat Level of the enemies, the Level cap is 50 so that wouldn't be possbible (I think).
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Opinions?
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Aye, drop your life in the UK, get a job at NCNC and remake the game the way you think it should be made.
Sorry couldn't resist.
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What the heck was that? You saying its a good idea If so why? You saying its a bad idea? If so, why?
Why bother to even go to the keyboard then to reply just to say something like that?
What is your point?
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He's saying its only your opinion, so he's not going to get worked up about it. Saying something else too, but i don't want to point it out. You might get in a flap.
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If people were auto-mentored they'd still be able to power-level themselves. <insert Level 50 here> invites a load of low levels into a Level 53 mission. All the lowbies are then in EXP galore. Would it be any different from now? Nope.
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What are you talking about? You honestly think that the devs couldnt compensate for that?
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As for being mentored one level below the Threat Level of the enemies, the Level cap is 50 so that wouldn't be possbible (I think).
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Every single idea that ever came out of this planet has downsides that you have to adjust certain things for. Adjusting to prevent other forms of griefing wouldnt be rocket science. Why give me an easily correctable downside?
The idea is to encourage better teaming with your friends and stop the frustration of being dumped when SKed now.
What on earth is wrong with that?
Don't get into a flap. It's only my opinion and I'm thick
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*leaves the the Thread shaking his head*
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What the heck was that? You saying its a good idea If so why? You saying its a bad idea? If so, why?
Why bother to even go to the keyboard then to reply just to say something like that?
What is your point?
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He's saying its only your opinion, so he's not going to get worked up about it. Saying something else too, but i don't want to point it out. You might get in a flap.
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Bingo! Cookies for Stryker! 
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I think maybe he means a question mark might have added something to the title
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He's saying its only your opinion, so he's not going to get worked up about it. Saying something else too, but i don't want to point it out. You might get in a flap.
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I know exactly what he's saying. And yes I would get into a flap. The idea, good or bad is certainly worth discussing.
I havent instigated any kind of inuendo that would promote me being flamed. I just raised a point and wanted other peoples valid, ligitimate thoughts. If someone hasnt got em, and can only go to the lowest denominator, then stay away from my thread.
Pretty simple isnt it? Agree / disagree, have a point of view on it, or stay away from it.
Don't get into a flap. It's only my opinion and I'm thick
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I think maybe he means a question mark might have added something to the title
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There is a question mark. What are you talking about? Annd if not- so what?
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If people were auto-mentored they'd still be able to power-level themselves. <insert Level 50 here> invites a load of low levels into a Level 53 mission. All the lowbies are then in EXP galore. Would it be any different from now? Nope.
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What are you talking about? You honestly think that the devs couldnt compensate for that?
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How could they? Put a restriction on the number of lowbies you can invite to a team? Oh! But wouldn't that kill the teaming spirit?
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As for being mentored one level below the Threat Level of the enemies, the Level cap is 50 so that wouldn't be possbible (I think).
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Every single idea that ever came out of this planet has downsides that you have to adjust certain things for. Adjusting to prevent other forms of griefing wouldnt be rocket science. Why give me an easily correctable downside?
The idea is to encourage better teaming with your friends and stop the frustration of being dumped when SKed now.
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I do not recall saying it was griefing. The level cap is 50 therefore it is not possible to be mentored one level below a Level 53 enemy. The only way to get around that would be to raise the Level Cap but that ain't happening any time soon.
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What on earth is wrong with that?
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I never said there was anything wrong with preventing SK dumping. I just don't agree with your idea. There's a difference.
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Eh? What happened there? It didnt register and now it does?
Besides who the heck cares about a question mark? Crikey some of you really stretch the limits of pure pedantic nonsense. Can those of you who are like that please stay away?
Is it possible that the intellegent posters, the ones who dont jump at every opportunity to be sarcastic or to knock someone else, please post?
Or nort? But the wasters? Please stay away, Cause you are a drain on these boards you really are.
Don't get into a flap. It's only my opinion and I'm thick
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Eh? What happened there? It didnt register and now it does?
Besides who the heck cares about a question mark? Crikey some of you really stretch the limits of pure pedantic nonsense. Can those of you who are like that please stay away?
Is it possible that the intellegent posters, the ones who dont jump at every opportunity to be sarcastic or to knock someone else, please post?
Or nort? But the wasters? Please stay away, Cause you are a drain on these boards you really are.
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It's 1AM on a Sunday night, and your topic title basically calls to scrap one of the things that makes this game more accessible than the plethora of Korean grindathons and Everquest clones.
Mild sarcasm was a pleasant surprise, I was expecting full on flaming.
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Eh? What happened there? It didnt register and now it does?
Besides who the heck cares about a question mark? Crikey some of you really stretch the limits of pure pedantic nonsense. Can those of you who are like that please stay away?
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I wasn't bothered about the question mark. Golden Girl was. Don't aim her trolling at me.
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Is it possible that the intellegent posters, the ones who dont jump at every opportunity to be sarcastic or to knock someone else, please post?
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I am a sarcastic person. Live with it. I am not knocking you. I am voicing my opinion and you don't like it.
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Or nort? But the wasters? Please stay away, Cause you are a drain on these boards you really are.
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I voiced my opinion therefore I have committed no crime. I also provided an argument for my opinion and you didn't like it so you're getting into a flap.
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What are you talking about? You honestly think that the devs couldnt compensate for that?
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How could they? Put a restriction on the number of lowbies you can invite to a team? Oh! But wouldn't that kill the teaming spirit?
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Your sarcastic tone isnt appreciated and makes you look pretty pathetic.
To answer your point it took me all of three seconds to suggest they cap the xp relative to their level, like now. How many lowbies in the team are irrelevant from that point of view.
And you really think a full team of lowbies with only one or two 50s in there are gonna stand up for very long in a 50s mission?
Firstly, not everyone thinks like you apparently do and secondly, it would have to be balanced high and low just to give the low levels a decent chance of survival. Not everyone is a cookie cutter you know. So, if 7 lowbies want to jump on a 50s mission, good luck to em.
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As for being mentored one level below the Threat Level of the enemies, the Level cap is 50 so that wouldn't be possbible (I think).
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then the best they could be is like now 49. So what?
Thats no different to now is it? I'm not suggesting we reinvent the wheel here. Im suggesting this may be a way of makimng the current SK system smoother and more user friendly.
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What on earth is wrong with that?
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I never said there was anything wrong with preventing SK dumping. I just don't agree with your idea. There's a difference.
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I dont have an issue with you not thinking its a good idea (although your examples of wy not are tissue thin) I dont appreciste your patronising tone though.
Don't get into a flap. It's only my opinion and I'm thick
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It's 1AM on a Sunday night, and your topic title basically calls to scrap one of the things that makes this game more accessible than the plethora of Korean grindathons and Everquest clones.
Mild sarcasm was a pleasant surprise, I was expecting full on flaming.
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Did you read the title or my whole point?
I'm not suggesting doing away with the concept of teaming wioth lower levels, I'm suggesting a better (imho) way of updating a 5 year old syatem to make it even more accessable than it is now.
Can you see that now?
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tonight I was on a team. Anyway, someone had to drop which meant his sidekick had to go to because there was no-one else to replace his mentor.
It got me thinking (although this has occurred to me before) why have side kicking at all?
After all, if you want to team and there are two players but you cant SK them both, then they lose out.
if, as happened tonight and does so frequently, the mentor drops, the SK loses out.
Not to mention it is still the best way to power level, which is hardly what the game needs, seeing as you can go through to 50 so fast these days anyway.
Why not just make it that if you join a team and the mission level is higher than you, then you are auto "mentored" by the mission itself? To maybe 1 level below the mission level.
Or Maybe to one level below the threat inside the mission.
It would mean you cant farm with a sidekick outside missions but that's against the spirit of the game anyway.
And look at how much easier it would be to get teams, fill teams etc. and how it would prevent the frustration of young players who are suddenly dumped, (or fall out of SK range while in mish. Remember why that range wqas put there in the first place. It wouldnt apply here.)
And the younger player still benefits abiet not as much as earlier.
It makes sense to me... Opinions?
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honestly, the system that the studio that you hate the most (Cryptic) came up with for their next super hero MMO seems the best way, allow one person to Sk multipul people.
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It's 1AM on a Sunday night, and your topic title basically calls to scrap one of the things that makes this game more accessible than the plethora of Korean grindathons and Everquest clones.
Mild sarcasm was a pleasant surprise, I was expecting full on flaming.
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^ This
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tonight I was on a team. Anyway, someone had to drop which meant his sidekick had to go to because there was no-one else to replace his mentor.
It got me thinking (although this has occurred to me before) why have side kicking at all?
After all, if you want to team and there are two players but you cant SK them both, then they lose out.
if, as happened tonight and does so frequently, the mentor drops, the SK loses out.
Not to mention it is still the best way to power level, which is hardly what the game needs, seeing as you can go through to 50 so fast these days anyway.
Why not just make it that if you join a team and the mission level is higher than you, then you are auto "mentored" by the mission itself? To maybe 1 level below the mission level.
Or Maybe to one level below the threat inside the mission.
It would mean you cant farm with a sidekick outside missions but that's against the spirit of the game anyway.
And look at how much easier it would be to get teams, fill teams etc. and how it would prevent the frustration of young players who are suddenly dumped, (or fall out of SK range while in mish. Remember why that range wqas put there in the first place. It wouldnt apply here.)
And the younger player still benefits abiet not as much as earlier.
It makes sense to me... Opinions?
Don't get into a flap. It's only my opinion and I'm thick
Arc 56763 Lord Anarchys heaven
2 mission arc. Bring friends cause Lord Anarchy means business...