Discussion: Introducing The Release Of Issue 19: Alpha Strike!
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Posted on: 2010-11-30 10:56 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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Wondering if we got the full alpha slot or half?
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Originally Posted by Murlon
Why is the work day and the subsequent train ride so long....5:30 PM can't come quick enough for me!!
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Amen to that.
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Looking forward to all the awesomesauce this new issue has to offer.
But, oy! All those respecs to adjust for inherent Stamina! Better throw Mids into overdrive!
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Either overlong list of "50's" or obligatory quote, your choice.
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CRAP! Where's my Mid's Update!? How am I going to do all these respecs without a pre-build?? And don't even bring up the whole modified mids thing. I want my official release.
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The 'full' Alpha Slot. Of course, it's only the "Alpha" (first) slot of the Incarnate System. There will be plenty more doled out over time.
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Originally Posted by The Original Clutch
Wondering if we got the full alpha slot or half?
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He wanted to know if the Rare and Ultra Rare Alpha Boosts were available.|
Originally Posted by Ironblade
The 'full' Alpha Slot. Of course, it's only the "Alpha" (first) slot of the Incarnate System. There will be plenty more doled out over time.
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And to that I say, you get exactly what was available in the beta.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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"Official Issue 19 Release Notes" link on announcement page does not work.
Also, yay!
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STEP 1: Make one Mids' build that doesn't have any Fitness powers in it. Save X number of slots at the end that you plan to use on Health and Stamina.|
Originally Posted by Mr_Pierce
CRAP! Where's my Mid's Update!? How am I going to do all these respecs without a pre-build?? And don't even bring up the whole modified mids thing. I want my official release.
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STEP 2: Make a second Mids' build that has nothing BUT the Fitness powers in it. Use only the X number of slots left over from Step 1.
STEP 3: Respec your character.
The people who work on the Mids' tool aren't paid to do so. They don't work for Paragon Studios or NCSoft. They do it as a labor of love for the game and the player base. Man up and deal with not having an update right now; one will likely be available soon.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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Avatea actually linked to the patch notes in that post. It's worth reading.
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Originally Posted by The Original Clutch
Wondering if we got the full alpha slot or half?
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Yeah, you go ahead and make a complex PVP build with the steps you gave me, and try to figure out if you have enough recovery to run everything with SJ and SS running. It isn't easy to Min/Max without having everything laid before you. |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
STEP 1: Make one Mids' build that doesn't have any Fitness powers in it. Save X number of slots at the end that you plan to use on Health and Stamina.
STEP 2: Make a second Mids' build that has nothing BUT the Fitness powers in it. Use only the X number of slots left over from Step 1. STEP 3: Respec your character. The people who work on the Mids' tool aren't paid to do so. They don't work for Paragon Studios or NCSoft. They do it as a labor of love for the game and the player base. Man up and deal with not having an update right now; one will likely be available soon. |
Besides, I wasn't complaining. I realize that Mids is made by Titan Network and they are working on an update for i19. I was showing my excitement for the release. No need to get condescending.
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I'm quite glad to see i19 launched (only 7 more hours - minimum - before I can play at home). I was very pleased with the beta, and look forward to the new content. It'll likely be sometime next year before my SG can get around to doing Apex since most of us solo and alt heavily but we'll live 
That being said, I should have my Alpha slot on one of my two 50's, should have one of my 50's respec'd, and generally be making progress towards getting a common Alpha boost tonight!
"Full Alpha slot?"
I'd say its just overall a perception, communication and expectation issue.
I say we got the full Alpha slot. We did not get all the boosts.Some folks are saying that the Alpha slot is incomplete without all the boosts. I personally don't get that totally understand that - the IO system wasn't deemed 9/10th's or 8/10th's the IO system without the Very Rares (Purples) and PVP IO's, after all.
In order for us to not get "the full Alpha slot" (at least in my mind) it would be because we could only do part of the requirement to unlock it. Say Mender Ramiel's total arc was broken up into parts, with each part released per issue. Or we had to earn X, Y and Z to unlock the slot, but only X was available in i19, with Y in i20 and Z in i21 - that'd be 1/3 of the Alpha slot released.
Of course, again, perceptions and expectations will vary and most people will have a relatively sound reason for why they've got the position they do.
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My "Fitness build" gives me an additional +73% Recovery and +135% Regeneration.|
Originally Posted by Mr_Pierce
Yeah, you go ahead and make a complex PVP build with the steps you gave me, and try to figure out if you have enough recovery to run everything with SJ and SS running. It isn't easy to Min/Max without having everything laid before you.
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Find your default recovery (100 Endurance at normal Recovery is 1.67 End/s) and multiply it by your total recovery bonus. In my case, with 110 base Endurance due to Accolades, 132% + 73% = 205% Recovery, which nets me 3.77 Endurance recovered every second.
Regeneration gets trickier, with the number of +Max HP abilities and set bonuses offered in the game, but it can be done similarly. You find your base regeneration rate and multiply it by the % Regen bonus.
(Of course, if you absolutely HAVE to squeeze every bit of performance out of your build and don't want to wait for the Mids' update, you could always write a spreadsheet that crunches the numbers for you.)
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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I imagine, though, that they will happily give me a complete refund of all the money I've never paid them if I complain.|
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
The people who work on the Mids' tool aren't paid to do so. They don't work for Paragon Studios or NCSoft. They do it as a labor of love for the game and the player base. Man up and deal with not having an update right now; one will likely be available soon.
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See, that's good customer service. I merely consider the question of complaining, and immediately every penny I've paid is refunded. You can't get that kind of service from software you pay for.
i bet the reason we are only getting the common and uncommon boosts is the same as why the alpha slot was delayed in the first place: lack of content. the rare and very rare boosts will shift us up a lvl (hence why so many of you want it), but there isn't anything that would require it or be difficult enough for it.
i realize it would make a lot of TFs easier - but maybe they don't want to trivialize them yet either.
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Ah, thank you so much for releasing this when I have no time to play it when the original release date would've been perfect for me and a whole lot of other people too, thank you!
(Yes that may have come off as ungratfull, but that's my opinion so screw it, but I am happy that i19 has gone live regardless so I hope I'll have time this Christmas Season to play it as much as I'd like.)
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Heroes and Villains rejoice, for Issue 19: Alpha Strike is now live!
This latest free Issue for City of Heroes® continues the Going Rogue experience. Get ready for the Alpha Slot (the first part of the new Incarnate System available to Going Rogue players), two new Task Forces that advance the Praetorian storyline, alternate animations for character powers, and much more!
All the nitty gritty content details are available for your reading pleasure, so make sure to check out the Official Issue 19 Release Notes as well as the official Launch Video for added flavor!
Don’t forget – with the release of Issue 19 you also get one free Respec Token granted to all characters! Even better, another free Respec Token will be granted in 8 days. These don’t stack – you must use the one you have before you can be granted another…so make sure to utilize this one in time to score the next!
So what are you waiting for? Jump in game, redeem those Respecs and dig into everything Issue 19: Alpha Strike has to offer. Have fun and happy gaming!
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