Feature Update Issue 17 - Dark Mirror

Full travel powers at 6 would be nice too

I'm in aggreeance with buying things you missed getting for free. If you made it through the certain months as a subscriber, cool. If you get something by going to a con or whatever, cool. but come on, some of us miss out on this stuff for reasons that are beyond our control, we all love this game and would probably do anything the devs, Aeon, tv, or anyone tells us for free stuff for the game we love. A second chance to acquire it with $$$ would just be fair, wouldn't it? I have the determined badge n all, but it would be cool for everyone else if they could toss a couple of bucks up to try the closed beta, costume pieces, travel power, etc.

EDIT: ok, just took a look at the "Qeued" thread. Maybe paying for closed beta wouldn't be worth the $......LOL

On the topic of EATS:

Getting to 20 is no more or less an accomplishment than getting to 50 is. Getting to 50 simply takes longer.

That's actually the whole problem behind making EATs unlockable at 50. I think most of us will agree that CoH is not the kind of game where getting to the highest level ASAP is desirable or even that good. I think most think of CoH more as an "enjoy the ride" game. In fact, with the number of character slots you get and the ease at which you level, the game practically wants you to develop altitis.

Getting to 50 to unlock EATs is only an accomplishment in so far that you suppress the urge to make new toons just to unlock EATs. Hell, I heard about enough long time Veterans that have been playing for far longer than I and still haven't unlocked EATs simply because they love having alternate toons so much.

To reiterate: Getting to 50 is not an accomplishment, and it is not hard work. It simply takes quite a bit of time if you stick to it and it takes half of forever if you have altitis. I mean, let's face it: In the last few years, the game went a long way to make the player-experience as convenient and pleasant as possible, with things like patrol XP, adjustable difficulty settings and the Super-Sidekick system. Lowering the requirements for unlocking EATs is just following this design philosophy and I for my part approve of that.

Some people may say that EATs now lose some of their "meaning" because now you don't have to "work" to unlock it anymore, but I say that the only meaning of those ATs, as well as any other AT, is as a vehicle to having fun, and I'm paying NCSoft just for that purpose, to have fun, and not to work towards some arbitrary number.

Wow, wouldnt of expected as low as 20. Am actually surprised they changed it.
Kudos to devs for not staying stuck on tradition.

A first time player who doesnt end up in farms will take a while to get to 20.

IMO a bit higher would of been better - Epics before Auras ^-^

It will save me grinding to 50's on my daughters account to unlock them so thats nice.

I'm personally -really- excited for Level 20 EATs.

I have Altitis. Bad Altitis.

I only have one level 50. All my other toons are below level 30, and I'm fine with that.

BUT, that locks me out of Kheldian ATs.

Yes, I have a little Rikti Fortunata named Rob that I need to get past level 5. But Kheldians? Sorry, your highest level hero is only Level 27. No Nictus For You.

But now, Hey! I can roll a WS or a PB! It's great!

If you've already gotten both EATs, that's alright.

If you haven't, it's great.

And if they release more EATs? It's fantastic because it means that you'll be able to access them from the get go!

Yet another reason for me to update my crappy graphics card. I waaaaaant uuuuuuuultra moooooooode!

And also... after six years of (somewhat) steady gameplay... and not a 50 in sight. My highest level is 43.

And now. Epic AT's at level 20.

...

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA H

*tansmission has been cut off due to happiness overload*

As of December my Gamer Computer has been sitting in an unused corner of my office waiting for me to scrape together the money to get it fixed.... my beautiful... lovely... dual processor... dual graphics card computer... the one I can... <wince>... I mean COULD dual box two characters at the highest level graphics with no slow-down whatsoever...

Not like this one...

This one is so bad that I get lag when my Dark Armor Stalker switches on hide and makes the mistake of trying to move... even without sprint... just walking makes it look like a series of still-photos...

::sighs::

Ultra Mode, huh? Crap... where'd I put my wallet?

As it's been said again and again in this thread, I just have to agree:
Reaching level 50 doesn't take hard work, just time and/or friends. I have multiple accounts, and over 100 characters on just one server. I like making new characters. That's fun for me. This change means more fun for me, and that makes me happy.



I always felt that Epic Archetypes should be unlocked by completing a Strike/Task Force.

ie: You break a non-descript (insert:Archetype_name_here) out of (insert:complex_prison-type_enemy-filled_base_here) and as a reward, you get the option to play as that Archetype.

To add to the whole "rewards for hard work" thing, they could even potentially make said Task/Strike Force solo-only.