Power "suppression" *CUE NERDRAGE!*

Don't know if this has been said, but I'm kinda hoping that they implement a similar feature in Paragon and the Rogue Isles.

Gee, thanks for that speed boost while I'm here in Wents, now I can shop faster... except for the tremendous lag 20 people standing around with all their powers and everything going is causing, not to mention the additional lag that's being caused by the 3 shields an other things granted me by drive by buffers so that I am well protected while I do that shopping. Never know when a Wentworth's employee will decide to attack.

I know on my Dark/EM tank I can easily spend 15-20 seconds toggling up. I only have 8 toggles.

Dark Embrace ...........: .67 seconds
Murky Cloud..............: 1.17 seconds
Obsidian Shield..........: 1.17 seconds
Cloak of Darkness.......: 1.17 seconds
Tough......................: 3.1 seconds
Weave.....................: .67 seconds
Death Shroud............:3.47 seconds (roots as well)
Cloak of Fear.............: 1.17 seconds (roots as well)
And Super Jump or Combat Jumping (no activation, but still needs to be toggled)

Added up we get : 15.27 seconds of toggling, that is not taking into account server ticks, or making sure to queue the next toggle.

When I noticed the power suppression rooms during beta, the first thing I thought to myself was "ugh" and I stayed away the rest of my testing. Did the same thing in AE's Studio B - it's not because retoggling is annoying or takes a while or that I sometimes forget to do it (all three of these are true, however), but rather because I play this game because of the movement speed and being forced to move at base run speed is quite possibly the most annoying thing in the game.

Meanwhile, I'll keep telling those that complain about people who leave their toggles on/hate drive-by buffers/whatever the same thing I've always said - go to any other market than Talos or Cap and your problems will more or less disappear. Don't force annoyance on everyone because of the annoyance of a few.

EDIT: Actually, come to think of it, a good compromise would be to add a suppression-enabled room within the existing markets (i.e. click one of the back doors of Wentworth's, or click the sewer cover next to a BM truck), so those who want to shop effects-free can do so, which is exactly what they have in AE buildings.

here here! I like that idea mac

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Originally Posted by _Pine_ I know on my Dark/EM tank I can easily spend 15-20 seconds toggling up. I only have 8 toggles. Dark Embrace ...........: .67 seconds Murky Cloud..............: 1.17 seconds Obsidian Shield..........: 1.17 seconds Cloak of Darkness.......: 1.17 seconds Tough......................: 3.1 seconds Weave.....................: .67 seconds Death Shroud............:3.47 seconds (roots as well) Cloak of Fear.............: 1.17 seconds (roots as well) And Super Jump or Combat Jumping (no activation, but still needs to be toggled) Added up we get : 15.27 seconds of toggling, that is not taking into account server ticks, or making sure to queue the next toggle.

Wow you have 8 toggles by level 20? Do you take any attacks?

That's not to say I don't think suppression wouldn't be better, but maybe add up the battal number of toggles you have at 20.

Also in favour of Mac's suggestion.

No this character is level 50.

I mainly posted the info because of the people saying "Don't know if this has been said, but I'm kinda hoping that they implement a similar feature in Paragon and the Rogue Isles." and any other sentiment.

It might not be a big deal for squishies or lowbies with only 2-3 toggles and a travel power, but for some toons, it can take ages to retoggle.

Edit: I understand the reasoning for the power suppression, and if I stayed standing at the markets for any length of time, I would use a power suppression room. However, much of my marketeering happens after a TF, when I just dump all the temp powers and junk onto the markets for 1 inf a piece. I would rather it not take the same amount of time to retoggle as it takes to list my stuff.

This is so funny.

Hyperstrike is annoyed because his toggles get turned off at the market, and he can't be bothered to check to turn them back on, which he has complete control over (he just, you know, can't be bothered to exert that control).

Meanwhile, other people are annoyed (and have been for the longest time now) by way too many players who also can't be bothered to turn off their effects when they're at the market, and cause lag for others trying to use the market.

Is the solution here really to just run away to some less frequented market location? Do videogame players really lack any kind of common courtesy that they all insist that everyone else suffer them while they refuse to budge for those very same people? That's a really weird way of thinking. Also very self centered.