I still ponder the motivation for a) PL'ing and b) farming. Why? Just Why?
see above post.
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Thing is to 50 takes commitment, and if i was receiving inf i'd feel guilty about taking a break or doing something else.
Although in saying that I now have 3 accounts and a perma 46 sk so I should be able to power through the levels. Maybe I could test the water, ;P
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Yea i guess so ..
I would 1st try and figure the time length it would take you (comfortably) to get a toon from 1-50 .. then you could charge for that time frame. Without any PLing i have got toon 1-50 in 13days which would have been alot quicker without the need for sleep and other distractions, eating and so on.
From there if people want the service they use it, if they dont then no matter cos you'd still be doing the same thing anyway. As long as you can stick to the time you state, then no-one is under false impression about how long it will take and you will have no guilt and can play stress free 
Ok .. you twisted my arm .. I will take the bullet and be the guinie pig if you need to figure the time out! 
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1-50 in 13days which would have been alot quicker without the need for sleep and other distractions, eating and so on.
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Impressive!
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Ok .. you twisted my arm .. I will take the bullet and be the guinie pig if you need to figure the time out!
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I farm with a
Kawaiii Fire/Kin/Psi
Psienchantress IO'd Empath giving me perma AB+Fort
and Aureal Relief Sonic/Sonic Def for -res.
Aureal is lvl 38, and as soon as she hits 46 xp is getting switched off to preserve my PL dream team.
Your welcome to join as I get her to the magic 46, /t me Crimson.
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Sounds like a good team setup, i would probly bring my Fire/Rad to help out some but seems like you have a pretty solid team build there! I havent played Hero side in quite a while so may be a little rusty but would be good if i can join I generaly stick Villain side nowerdays, i will have to try n get you to expand across both sides 
I forgot about the xp on/off thing! Certainly a good thing for the farmers
I will /tell you ingame but probly not tonight, im being a Manny for the night!
If only there was a good co-op zone farming map, could bring a host of good team toons then!
Makes me wonder if there is ..... Hmmmm
Who can list all the coop maps?
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1-50 in 13days which would have been alot quicker without the need for sleep and other distractions, eating and so on.
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Impressive!
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Ok .. you twisted my arm .. I will take the bullet and be the guinie pig if you need to figure the time out!
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Not to do a shameless plug or anything.
1-50 is possible in under 8 hours on a dxp weekend, so 16 hours at other times.
http://thelastseraphi.co.uk/pages/record50
Fahie
I could've asked to be PL'ed to 50 on my villains character, as im desperate to roll a spider or a widow... or both!
But, not being one to miss stories where possible, i chose to level her normally, in SG teams and PUGS, and read each story as it went along. She's 40 now and i'm enjoying it immensely.
My vote is don't go for the PL.
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I still ponder the motivation for a) PL'ing and b) farming. Why? Just Why?
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a) Gets you to 50 quicker. It usually pops up when you've got 10 millions 50s and can't be bothered to work to get to 50 anymore, or if you're not bothered from the start. Not that there's anything wrong with that - people pay the game the way they want to play it.
b) To get a move on the CoX market. It all comes down to that they want to develop their character, really. They farm for inf to buy enhancements/recipes for their characters so they can improve them.
Seriously, it's not that hard to understand the motivation. Farming and PLing is in every MMO, if you don't understand the motivation, you go ask a farmer/PLer yourself or study what they do and what they do it for and you have the answer. By the first 5 minutes I think you'll understand...
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My vote is don't go for the PL.
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I'm sorry if I sound rude, but are you even reading the OP? This is not about wether he should get PLed or not, he's asking if he can get PLed.
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1-50 in 13days which would have been alot quicker without the need for sleep and other distractions, eating and so on.
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Impressive!
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Ok .. you twisted my arm .. I will take the bullet and be the guinie pig if you need to figure the time out!
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Not to do a shameless plug or anything.
1-50 is possible in under 8 hours on a dxp weekend, so 16 hours at other times.
http://thelastseraphi.co.uk/pages/record50
Fahie
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The 13 day I was impressed with was non farmed :P
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I could've asked to be PL'ed to 50 on my villains character, as im desperate to roll a spider or a widow... or both!
But, not being one to miss stories where possible, i chose to level her normally, in SG teams and PUGS, and read each story as it went along. She's 40 now and i'm enjoying it immensely.
My vote is don't go for the PL.
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Again, I dont think this was a farm / don't farm debate thread. Let's not loose the OP's point.
Farm debate threads always go on and on :/
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Come on, it's the weekend and farm threads are so much fun 
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1-50 in 13days which would have been alot quicker without the need for sleep and other distractions, eating and so on.
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Impressive!
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Ok .. you twisted my arm .. I will take the bullet and be the guinie pig if you need to figure the time out!
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Not to do a shameless plug or anything.
1-50 is possible in under 8 hours on a dxp weekend, so 16 hours at other times.
http://thelastseraphi.co.uk/pages/record50
Fahie
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The 13 day I was impressed with was non farmed :P
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Thats right
I will have to check out some of the new content for Cimarora to see if any are fertile farming areas.
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They farm for inf to buy enhancements/recipes for their characters so they can improve them.
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I jst want the Inf so i can pile it up, dive in and swim in it like Scrooge McDuck!! 
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I'm sorry if I sound rude, but are you even reading the OP? This is not about wether he should get PLed or not, he's asking if he can get PLed.
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no, you're not sounding rude and yes i read the OP's post - im giving an alternative view to not being PL'ed.
PL'ing is fine if you don't want to see any storylines or you don't really want to get to know your AT. (as i thought about doing as i said in my post)
You are entitled to your view and to be fair it was put forward in a very nice way. As you said you've considered PLing and decided against .. at least you are not up in arms at the very idea of the thought of the prospect of PLing a toon!
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By the first 5 minutes I think you'll understand...
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... how incredibly mind numbingly boring it is and how quickly it sucks out the soul of playing and your character.
PL is "cheat mode" imo. I'd advise against it. Otherwise, what's the point of playing?
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... how incredibly mind numbingly boring it is and how quickly it sucks out the soul of playing and your character.
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Maybe, but farming is a way of life for some players, it's a choir thats gota be done.They play as they pay. I'll be very surprised if some of, if not all the top 10 SG's do not do specific farm nights just to earn a big wedge of prestige to keep them in their allocated rank position.
Im not afraid to admit that I farm regularly. Yes it can be abit of a brain drain but that's why you take a break or try something else for an hour or two before going back to it. My motivation for it is to rack up the Inf and have the decent set's on my 50s, as well as help my SG progress by gaining them prestige at a reasonable rate.
And regarding a Co-op zone for farming you could always try the castle tops at Romulas's castle. I know your toons will have to be is it 35+? But you can Co-op there and take down plenty of mobs that man the walls.
I was talking about PL rather than farming, and as the OP is a new player it's something I would advise against if he wants to get the most fun out of the game.
Farming is a different kettle of fish, and whilst I've never exactly been backward about coming forward over my personal opinion of it, from my own point of view, I think there's a stronger case to justify it than there is PL (not strong enough to persuade me that it's something I'd want to do very often, I might add )
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I was talking about PL rather than farming, and as the OP is a new player it's something I would advise against if he wants to get the most fun out of the game.
Farming is a different kettle of fish, and whilst I've never exactly been backward about coming forward over my personal opinion of it, from my own point of view, I think there's a stronger case to justify it than there is PL (not strong enough to persuade me that it's something I'd want to do very often, I might add )
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I'd agree with that. PL'ing just gets someone a high level character with no clue how to deal with situations properly. Far from being an asset to a team, people like that can be a serious handicap. Still, they pay the same to play as the rest of us so it's their choice - and we have the choice to avoid them like the plague.
I don't look for the stupidly expensive IO's, I'm not after the last tiny percentage gain in my powers so farming isn't a necessity for me but since the devs have introduced a 'currency' I can't really blame people for spending half their day doing something that would drive me round the bend with boredom.
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I still ponder the motivation for a) PL'ing and b) farming. Why? Just Why?
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a) Gets you to 50 quicker. It usually pops up when you've got 10 millions 50s and can't be bothered to work to get to 50 anymore, or if you're not bothered from the start. Not that there's anything wrong with that - people pay the game the way they want to play it.
b) To get a move on the CoX market. It all comes down to that they want to develop their character, really. They farm for inf to buy enhancements/recipes for their characters so they can improve them.
Seriously, it's not that hard to understand the motivation. Farming and PLing is in every MMO, if you don't understand the motivation, you go ask a farmer/PLer yourself or study what they do and what they do it for and you have the answer. By the first 5 minutes I think you'll understand...
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I totally understand its the most efficient way to get xp and inf in the game.
I dont understand why you would choose to give up funplay time for what is, in essence, the most dull part of the game.
I can just about understand PLing your first 50 in o rderto unlock the epics (although, having played the epics, it isnt worth it IMO).
I cant understand the inf thing to be honest? By the time I get to 50 the toon is kitted out with what it takes to make anything bar the LRSF/STF reasonably easy.
Its not as if inf buys you any significant advantage in PvP any more.
I suppose if there was a button I could press to double my xp / inf, I would think about pressing it, but only if I could still choose what to play. Farming, I cant.
I guess the game is just loosing its sparkle to me.
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I was talking about PL rather than farming, and as the OP is a new player it's something I would advise against if he wants to get the most fun out of the game.
Farming is a different kettle of fish, and whilst I've never exactly been backward about coming forward over my personal opinion of it, from my own point of view, I think there's a stronger case to justify it than there is PL (not strong enough to persuade me that it's something I'd want to do very often, I might add )
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I'd agree with that. PL'ing just gets someone a high level character with no clue how to deal with situations properly. Far from being an asset to a team, people like that can be a serious handicap. Still, they pay the same to play as the rest of us so it's their choice - and we have the choice to avoid them like the plague.
I don't look for the stupidly expensive IO's, I'm not after the last tiny percentage gain in my powers so farming isn't a necessity for me but since the devs have introduced a 'currency' I can't really blame people for spending half their day doing something that would drive me round the bend with boredom.
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Agreed with Calam. I suppose the OP is new to the game, but if he wants to be PLed, well, that's his choice. At the end of the day, we don't have to PL him, but we need to give him the right to ask if he can be PLed instead of saying "hey, I don't think you should do this".
It all comes down to the way he wants to play.
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I totally understand its the most efficient way to get xp and inf in the game.
I dont understand why you would choose to give up funplay time for what is, in essence, the most dull part of the game.
I can just about understand PLing your first 50 in o rderto unlock the epics (although, having played the epics, it isnt worth it IMO).
I cant understand the inf thing to be honest? By the time I get to 50 the toon is kitted out with what it takes to make anything bar the LRSF/STF reasonably easy.
Its not as if inf buys you any significant advantage in PvP any more.
I suppose if there was a button I could press to double my xp / inf, I would think about pressing it, but only if I could still choose what to play. Farming, I cant.
I guess the game is just loosing its sparkle to me.
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*sigh* Like I said...they want to improve their character for whatever reason it is. They will farm for x million inf to get that rare recipe, to maybe get the edge on Rommy in a ITF or just become more powerful in PvE.
They will give up funplay because they are doing it to improve another part of the game, character development, which they will actually use for funplay. See?
IT HAPPENED !
Knew it would.... tried to stop it, it's turned into another blinking farm debate thread.
The OP can get me in game pls... I'm not up for debating what I do in game because its my choice.
Despite my best efforts to avoid it some farm haters just have to have their say whether its in the right place or not.
Susch a shame.
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I don't think that this was a "Do you approve of farming" thread.
There are plenty of them already tbh.
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.