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Well, technically, you'll be getting a +5% when you pop a purple on top of what it already is. That is more defense, correct?
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Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack
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Eh, I like them and happy to still get them.
As for defense, I would rather not have another buff pet that dies 0.5 sec into every battle.
A quick question for you slightly older vets (since I am at 66 since December), last night while playing, I was debating on starting a new toon with the least I can make from vet rewards and only TO/DO/SO until 50. So no wand/staff/base TP, etc. I won't even take from the SG bins. Just to get that "new" player feel again.
Worth trying? Am I crazy?
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Yes! Another respec! I haven't used *any* of the vet ones for anybody yet....Better than a costume token maybe? 
The last one is better, but I think a little too late (for me to be interested/excited about it). They should probably end it there IMO.
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Lame... except for the new character slot. The 69 month is incredibly lame.
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Originally Posted by Vivace
Well, technically, you'll be getting a +5% when you pop a purple on top of what it already is. That is more defense, correct?
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Originally Posted by PennyPA
A quick question for you slightly older vets (since I am at 66 since December), last night while playing, I was debating on starting a new toon with the least I can make from vet rewards and only TO/DO/SO until 50. So no wand/staff/base TP, etc. I won't even take from the SG bins. Just to get that "new" player feel again.
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I say it would simply be something interesting to look at to compare playstyles from what advantages there are now and "normal" play.
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I am way too curious as to what "new" players are going through. When I played early on, we were all in the same situation. There was no vet rewards to worry about. But a new player now would see vets just pull out a wand, or hit sands of mu, or base TP away. I saw that in Voo's regular team where early on we were all using nem staff or such on each group. |
Originally Posted by Zamuel
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I say it would simply be something interesting to look at to compare playstyles from what advantages there are now and "normal" play. |
I have thought about this for a while, but just the other day I got on a lowbie pug team redside, and got me thinking even more. I like to check badges and globals of people I never teamed with (
). Amazing, the oldest one was a 12 month vet and the rest 6, lower, or even none. And the globals I saw were not in any of the channels I saw. Granted could be multiple accounts, and means nothing.Okay, will stop threadjacking!
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Originally Posted by Vivace
Well, technically, you'll be getting a +5% when you pop a purple on top of what it already is. That is more defense, correct?
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not necessarily. As I read it you get a +5% bonus. So a +25% def now becomes a +26.25%, not +30%.
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I am way too curious as to what "new" players are going through. When I played early on, we were all in the same situation. There was no vet rewards to worry about. But a new player now would see vets just pull out a wand, or hit sands of mu, or base TP away. I saw that in Voo's regular team where early on we were all using nem staff or such on each group.
I have thought about this for a while, but just the other day I got on a lowbie pug team redside, and got me thinking even more. I like to check badges and globals of people I never teamed with ( ). Amazing, the oldest one was a 12 month vet and the rest 6, lower, or even none. And the globals I saw were not in any of the channels I saw. Granted could be multiple accounts, and means nothing.Okay, will stop threadjacking! |
I agree with Voo. I think after a while you will become exceptionally frustrated with how long it takes to bring things down doing it the old way. Now, for an ISOS team, that would be an idea.
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Originally Posted by Peterbilt
not necessarily. As I read it you get a +5% bonus. So a +25% def now becomes a +26.25%, not +30%.
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And I was hoping for a golden toilet for my base. Sigh.
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Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack
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Respec doesn't hurt, through as Vood said, not hugely needed. Another character slot is nice.
The last vet rewards was nicer / more useful.
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Eh, they have those periodically. I think it usually switched off for a lot of them, one reward gave you a power or something, the next just a respec. Kind of saw that coming.|
Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
Lame... except for the new character slot. The 69 month is incredibly lame.
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They really are going to start running into problems coming up with powers that are useful, but not overly powerful, I think. I don't see them giving anyone extra defense, for instance. Most rewards aren't going to be that earth-shaking, and I doubt they'll even do costumes anymore... it'd take far too long for most players to get there (I think I'm about to hit 48 months in February, and I have been playing a fair amount).
I understand wanting to do them still, but it wouldn't surprise me if some on the dev team were seeing them as burdensome now, heh.
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That's my point. Anyone who's a 69 month vet will already be sitting on a stack of respecs. They should discontinue offering those as "rewards" at this level.
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Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
Eh, they have those periodically. I think it usually switched off for a lot of them, one reward gave you a power or something, the next just a respec. Kind of saw that coming.
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I think my main issue is the 6 merits (.08 merits a month); I mean that's not even enough for a random recipe roll...
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Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack
I think my main issue is the 6 merits (.08 merits a month); I mean that's not even enough for a random recipe roll...
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Hmmm so at 96 months we'd have enough for a random roll lol
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Originally Posted by VoodooCompany
Duh. You're supposed to combine it with the previous reward merit Vet gift.......
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Originally Posted by Peterbilt
not necessarily. As I read it you get a +5% bonus. So a +25% def now becomes a +26.25%, not +30%.
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Hmmm so at 96 months we'd have enough for a random roll lol
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I think they want to avoid having people make level 2 characters that can make random rolls.
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That makes sense. I can see some players making toons; random rolling' then deleting them.
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Gosh, a whole influx of ..whatever lowest level recipe they can make. THAT WOULD DESTROY THE INTERNETS! 
I can't see it being for low level limits. Maybe......maybe....for the glut of level 20+ characters out there. But I can't forsee a bunch of people leveling up just to do this. It probably could happen of course, but even so, I don't think it would have that much of an impact.
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Is there a minimum level a toon has to be in order to random roll? I don't know as I never even look at IO sets below 30. |
Originally Posted by VoodooCompany
Gosh, a whole influx of ..whatever lowest level recipe they can make. THAT WOULD DESTROY THE INTERNETS!
I can't see it being for low level limits. Maybe......maybe....for the glut of level 20+ characters out there. But I can't forsee a bunch of people leveling up just to do this. It probably could happen of course, but even so, I don't think it would have that much of an impact. |
In fact I think they should do away with IO sets below 30 as the enhancement values are almost worthless when considering the salvage/crafting costs and compared to regular IOs. Factor in the archaic respec system and slotting IO sets below 30 is a waste IMO.
The exception of course are procs; which because the values are static across levels I think need to have the levels removed from the recipe. In other words a "Level 50 Devestation: Chance to Hold" would just be "Devestation: Chance to Hold"
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IIRC, the max level you can roll is whatever level range you are in. A level 10 cannot random/pick a recipe above level 10. If you are a 50, you can choose from whatever range you want. I have zero idea if a sub-10 can roll/choose at all?
I agree with your IO level usefulnesses.
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69 and 72 month
Sigh.. unimpressed...
Was hoping for something that adds defense
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