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Maybe if being a lo-lvl wasnt such a drag with how limited it is people may go off and do other things rather than farm.
I mean with a new toon without fast transport powers you cant be [censored] to drag yourself all over the map. Not like when your a 25+ and can use ourborros portal and have enhacned fly or super speed.
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Fortunately tastes are different, I much prefer the lower level gameplay personally and I also have characters without any travel powers at all.
Back on topic:
The main issue with farming is that those of us who play the game normally are often stuck unable to find a team when we need one, because of the constant farm groups going on.
When I last played CoX before my (very long) break, it was common for people to ask around for a bit of help with a difficult mission and teams were quickly assembled. This, however, is no longer the case. Unless you form or join a MA farm team, it's becoming increasingly more difficult to get assistance for a quick mission or two (this extends both to normal gameplay and MA story arcs that aren't meant for farming). Add to that the amount of players who powerlevel with the MA without ever getting used to their archtype and it's strengths and weaknesses and it's not difficult to see why so many people have a problem with farming.
Therefore a solution that is acceptable to most of the playerbase needs to be found.
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So you think stopping farming is going to make players turn back to conventional missions? If people don't want to do something, you're NOT gonna make them do it, even if you ban everything in the game.
Also, as long as the farmers are knowledgable in the game and gave taken the time to learn the game, as per Havens has, there's no problem with it.
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Add to that the amount of players who powerlevel with the MA without ever getting used to their archtype and it's strengths and weaknesses
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Wrong, most people who PL now already have so many 50s i doubt very much you could tell them anything new about any AT. The old argument of players not knowing there powers is mute now seeing as how there are very few new players coming into the game, i will say though if players are new they should play the game rather than PL to 50.
If your having trouble finding a team its not due to everyone PL ing its due to most players being in MA missions as there sick of the same old content.
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Therefore a solution that is acceptable to most of the playerbase needs to be found.
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Never going to happen no matter what is done it will not go down well with alot of players that has always been the same during the whole life of this game.
what the players want the will eventually get. they have to make there money and please there customers!
Couldn't be more right. People complained about farmers using broadcast chat, so now they use local also note they no longer call it farming either.
Other people have stated this point about the content and they are right, I just find I really can't be bothered doing all the same content again unless it's getting me into Cim. for ITF.
Call me crazy but if you want to keep farms separate from Origional content would either be to have two clear sections where people can post their arc. Another idea might be to have a separate MA with its own arc server, in a zone where its not going to annoy people. I imagine the latter would be best, "out of sight, out of mind".
I agree with Calamity, just make the AE a seperate zone (Keep the buildings, the elevator could bring you there maybe?) and stick a trainer in.
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Ok so following Positrons post about banning charecters who farm too much, I believe I have come up with a fairly decent simple solution.
Make it so that you can only gain 10 levels max every 1 or 2 days in MA, so it effectively 'caps'. This would force people to play other game content such as TFs etc and regular missions, i stress this would be MA only because just exp stopping the charecter on the entire game would be a bit much.
I realise the first 10 levels are going to go really fast if your farming, so will the next 10, but that stops new players coming in and just farming to 50 with brand new charecters and actually learn something about the game.
If this seems too harsh, then when you cap exp for the 1-2 days, you could get a small bonus to ticket or influence gain so if you really didnt want to play outside of MA, the thing isnt entirely pointless.
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I have the perfect farming solution for you, Don't let it worry you
You are not a farmer, so keep your nose out.
Simple.
Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.