Incarnate System: an insult to skilled players
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Posted on: 2010-12-04 02:53 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Too late, they moved the servers over there already |
Originally Posted by NobleFox
People, you're not able to see the big picture here. The OP is exactly right about all of it. If the developers do not take action, this game will be gone to the Americans!
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I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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...those jerk hackers!
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Originally Posted by Tyger
Too late, they moved the servers over there already
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We've all been duped!
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Originally Posted by NobleFox
...those jerk hackers!
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You know... This entire thread could have ended right there, 'cause ain't nothing gonna' top that, including lumpy butts.
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Originally Posted by Fritzy
Using the RNG (Random Number Generator) to distribute Incarnate Shards puts them in the hands of undeserving players and can deny the shards to worthy players.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
Aww man, now I'm TOTALLY bummed! I'm too po' to donate!
Maybe we should start a lop-sided butt awareness campaign on the boards! I could get behind that! |
Great. Now I know how Einstein, Oppenheimer and the rest felt.
What have I wrought!
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What does the OP mean by 'skilled' players in the subject line? 
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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Who cares?|
Originally Posted by SwellGuy
What does the OP mean by 'skilled' players in the subject line?
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The term is nebulous and completely subjective.
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Someone that sits at the mission entrance while another player clears a monkey farm?|
Originally Posted by SwellGuy
What does the OP mean by 'skilled' players in the subject line?
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I'm guessing that he means "every player who gets shard drops while I get nuthin". I think its related to something small children do all the time, "Mommy... Brad got three more cocoa-puffs in his bowl than me. It's NOT FAIR!!"
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Originally Posted by SwellGuy
What does the OP mean by 'skilled' players in the subject line?
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"Misbegotten Moon"---Fighting stupidity with stupidity.
You may not be happy with the Incarnate system but 50s needed content. If they do 2 new TFs every release, I will be quite happy in a year.
One more thing, everyone will play these tfs a zillion times. Skill has nothing to do with it!
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Your rant reeks of entitlement. Play the game like the rest of us.|
Originally Posted by Fritzy
I didn't get any shards in the first mission I ran after unlocking my alpha
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First: The RNG controls everything. Get used to it.
Second: 'Skill' based games such as Earth of Battlecraft (hur hur) usually have 'talent trees' that are frequently imbalanced and bring about waves of nerfs and 'adjustments' as well as equipment that (while making you look silly) can make or break your character if you forget to use one. I don't want that bull@#$% in my CoH/CoV.
Third: I got my Alpha Slot filled within an hour of unlocking it. Call the waaaahmbulance, the problem you're having is not commonplace.
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I am guilty of this. I am so guilty that I must turn over every one of my incarnate shards that I have now and in the future to Fritzy. |
Originally Posted by Fritzy
Incarnate System: an insult to skilled players
1. Using the RNG (Random Number Generator) to distribute Incarnate Shards puts them in the hands of undeserving players and can deny the shards to worthy players. |
Please give me your global and I will email all of my shards and components as soon as pobbisil..
you can even have my Rikti merits for the Grai matter.
One day I hope that you will find it in your heart to forgive me for not being worthy.
I will now go punish myself in some cruel and unusual manner <I'll eat a cheese burger> in an attempt to let you know that you are my superior in every way.
I am not worthy.
Ignoring anyone is a mistake. You might miss something viral to your cause.
There is little to no skill involved in a MMO.
That was the first problem of many in this post.
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That was awesome. xD
Originally Posted by MrHassenpheffer
I am guilty of this. I am so guilty that I must turn over every one of my incarnate shards that I have now and in the future to Fritzy.
Please give me your global and I will email all of my shards and components as soon as pobbisil..
you can even have my Rikti merits for the Grai matter.
One day I hope that you will find it in your heart to forgive me for not being worthy.
I will now go punish myself in some cruel and unusual manner <I'll eat a cheese burger> in an attempt to let you know that you are my superior in every way.
I am not worthy.
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Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
Aww man, now I'm TOTALLY bummed! I'm too po' to donate!
Maybe we should start a lop-sided butt awareness campaign on the boards! I could get behind that! |
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I think that NCsoft's (and by extension the devs) most important point for|
Originally Posted by Fritzy
In case you missed the main point of my OP, I think something as important to the future of the game should be based on principles more profound than those relying on the RNG and Luck. Ramiel's Arc to open the Alpha Slot was a foundation that should be built upon instead of becoming an important but isolated mission.
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the future of the game is the number of folks willing to pony up 15 bucks
to play it each month.
I'm fairly sure that imposing some arbitrarily, plucked-from-air "worthiness"
criteria for players, beyond the usual concepts of teaming and effort,
runs contrary to that goal.
Cheers,
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What?!!|
Originally Posted by FourSpeed
I think that NCsoft's (and by extension the devs) most important point for
the future of the game is the number of folks willing to pony up 15 bucks to play it each month. |
You're telling me that a business that charges their customers a flat rate based on time created a time sink?!
What is this world coming to?!!!
They must be ebil marketeers.
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That's PLANNING, not SKILL. |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Someone that sits at the mission entrance while another player clears a monkey farm?
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Where to find me after the end:
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Rift - Faeblight - Bloodspeaker
LotRO - Gladden - Aranelion
STO - Holodeck - @Captain_Thiraas
Obviously, I don't care about NCSoft's forum rules, now.
So... In Fritzy's world, if a bunch of "unworthy" players teamed up and ran a few TF's, would the shard drops then determine who the REALLY unworthy players were? And if those really unworthy's then teamed.... and so on, and so on.
Holy mother of holies! We could then determine who is truly the worst player ever. They'd be the one with ALL the cool stuff!
"Misbegotten Moon"---Fighting stupidity with stupidity.
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Originally Posted by Night-Hawk07
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Seriously though, who'd be responsible for assigning shards, assuming a RNG isn't used? Merit is fine, but the whole idea would eventually reek of favoritism!
no, not too srs
Where to find me after the end:
The Secret World - Arcadia - Shinzo
Rift - Faeblight - Bloodspeaker
LotRO - Gladden - Aranelion
STO - Holodeck - @Captain_Thiraas
Obviously, I don't care about NCSoft's forum rules, now.
I'll have another chat with "Random Number Generator" tonight. I thought that I had this all sorted out with him in our last counseling session. He promised that he would smooth things out and give more to the needy and deserving folks.
Obviously he lied. Back to step one for him!
Tech Support Rule #1 - They will lie to you. Usually intentionally.
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Originally Posted by Impish Kat
What?!!
You're telling me that a business that charges their customers a flat rate based on time created a time sink?! What is this world coming to?!!! They must be ebil marketeers. . |
Crazy, isn't it?
Cheers,
4
I've been rich, and I've been poor. Rich is definitely better.
Light is faster than sound - that's why some people look smart until they speak.
For every seller who leaves the market dirty stinkin' rich,
there's a buyer who leaves the market dirty stinkin' IOed. - Obitus.
People, you're not able to see the big picture here. The OP is exactly right about all of it. If the developers do not take action, this game will be gone to the Americans!
...and hey, my gun nut tags are out of date! *fixes*