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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
It's almost as if the devs are working hard to please us
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Originally Posted by Bill_of_Rights
For the people asking about endo changes to the AOE buffs- Don't powers like Repel just stack the endo use for each successful hit? It stands to reason that these would work the same way.
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Originally Posted by RadDidIt
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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Originally Posted by IanTheM1
Which is a complete betrayal of what the game was built on. Besides, the concept is ruined by itself existing. Why would I want to wear a flashy Incarnate uniform if everyone else is going to be?
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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Ok, attempting to reign in my trademark snark and bile thats been enflamed by a lot of stuff recently on the boards.
I AM casting pet buffs every four minutes on ITrials. I'm casting pet buffs every mob or other mob on Itrials. Because Praetorians chew up and spit back out my whole Primary set at a rate of knots. It's not even funny. Its made all the worse by the insistently bugghed AI that makes my ranged pets run into melee to punch Warwalkers in the kneecaps, Warwalkers that as often as not kill them simply by dying and falling on them. It's not an Anti-Zerg measure. Defenders and such can now use their buff powers in an AoE with no extra endurance cost. There is NO good reason why this cannot be applied to MMs to give us some slack. |
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Originally Posted by Daemodand
Someone still uses Livejournal? Why?
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Originally Posted by Leo_G
If (nearly) every 50 is going to be wearing it, I really don't think I'd want to jump on that silly bandwagon >_>
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Wow, it just goes to show that no matter what awesome stuff the devs do for us, there will always be people who whine and complain about it.
For those complaining about level 50 costumes (which I agree are a silly idea), remember that this content is not intended for costume mavens or story obsessers or original-story roleplayers.
Like the entire endgame system, it's intended for people think receiving randomly determined rewards and sitting around clicking buttons is somehow a test of skill, people who want to show off. This is a player market that this game has historically ignored. This is the attempt to capture it.
Now, why the devs think they can do so successfully when it still doesn't dominate gameplay (a good thing in my opinion), why they think adding it won't alienate the extremely touchy existing customer base, and, most troublingly to me, why they think this combative, ambition-driven kind of mentality is something that should be encouraged (in a leisure activity, no less!) at all are mysteries that I can't solve. But I can't really fault them from trying to grow the game's market, however wrongheaded I think the means of doing so may be.
Edit: Also, lots of nice things in this overview, too. The fact that we're getting an inter-issue addition is especially nice.
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Originally Posted by Olantern
For those complaining about level 50 costumes (which I agree are a silly idea), remember that this content is not intended for costume mavens or story obsessers or original-story roleplayers.
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| Like the entire endgame system, it's intended for people think receiving randomly determined rewards and sitting around clicking buttons is somehow a test of skill, people who want to show off. This is a player market that this game has historically ignored. This is the attempt to capture it. |
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Originally Posted by Eva Destruction
So why does it award things that would appeal to those people?
People who like to show off can show off to anyone who cares enough to click their info. Most people don't care enough to click your info, and they won't care if you're wearing the same glowy costume as everyone else who tagged along on a BAF. |
Oh! Not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet, but I just noticed something with that Ascension outfit. It's the same costume pieces that the mystery character shown at PAX (I think) was wearing. I believe the slide had on it, "Who could this be?" and the developers said "We're not ready to reveal who this is yet, but we wanted to show you something."
Anyone got a picture of that slide? Whoever that person is, they're Incarnate.
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Originally Posted by bAss_ackwards
Anyone got a picture of that slide? Whoever that person is, they're Incarnate.
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That poor Shoulder-Pet looks like it is hanging for dear life! 
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Originally Posted by Yosomono
Wow, it just goes to show that no matter what awesome stuff the devs do for us, there will always be people who whine and complain about it.
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Originally Posted by Yosomono
Wow, it just goes to show that no matter what awesome stuff the devs do for us, there will always be people who whine and complain about it.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.
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Originally Posted by Mirai
I do tend to wonder if the devs will ever be adding anything I'll be interested in someday.
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1. Delighted to see some new, FREE! costume pieces. I'm a little worried that we have to unlock everything there is to unlock, Incarnate-wise to get them...? Am I reading that right? If that's the case I am going to be sad and frustrated, because once I get Judgment and Lore unlocked, I back off of that for the moment.
2. Auras, nice but not anything that rocks my personal world.... more costume stuff is always good tho.
3. AoE Speed Boost? How many ways can we say, "un-fun."
4. Carnie and Arachnos pets? Righteous. thank goodness not everyone over here has Lore unlocked yet. Happy. 
5. Skipping that #$%@ing cut scene? Righteous.
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Originally Posted by Leo_G
At first I didn't mind about the costumes being lvl 50 only...but I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. A 'level 50 uniform' is tacky and dumb. If (nearly) every 50 is going to be wearing it, I really don't think I'd want to jump on that silly bandwagon >_>
But lvls 1-49? Yeah, I'll be (mostly) solo. I'll get to enjoy my costume by myself in solitude. |
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Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
Oh, I don't deny there's good stuff, the thing is, City of faces the parable "The closer to the light one gets, the greater one's shadow becomes" in this case, you replace 'light' with 'perfection' and 'shadow' with 'failures'.
The Devs have given us a good game, almost too good in some cases because every time they live up well to their standards (new auras, new lore pets, etc. etc.), they make one terrible failure that seems to blind out everything else, in this case, locking costume and regular emotes, as well as costume pieces, behind Incarnate content with a strict level requirement as well in a manner similar to another MMO's Epic Gear. This is from a game where character customization is one of strongest selling points, that you can jump into any costume contest with a decent chance to win or make your character how you want them to look without having ground yourself through trial after trial and to the highest levels. But now, you apparently do. |
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Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
...locking costume and regular emotes, as well as costume pieces, behind Incarnate content with a strict level requirement as well in a manner similar to another MMO's Epic Gear.
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Originally Posted by TonyV
Devs, don't let the naysayers get you down. I rarely say this, but everything I read in that announcement struck me as awesome. Everything. And not just a little. I've gotta admit, like a lot of other folks have posted, I'm genuinely surprised that this isn't being considered its own issue. Sure, it's a little lighter than most full-fledged issues, but it's also an extremely short turnaround time from the previous issue release. Shoot, I'd be ecstatic if this turns into a habit, releasing half-updates twice as often, although just even having it be a one-off is pretty durn exciting.
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Originally Posted by TonyV
*long post is long*
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Originally Posted by Xzero45
For starters, nearly every single one of those examples you mentioned have been complained about constantly by players. How it's ridiculous you have to earn the right to wear a cape around your neck, run the KHTF to wear that witch hat, etc. etc. This particular case is special, however, because the devs have actually employed tech we've been clamoring for for years; global costume unlocks. But even after going through the trials, earning the merits, and unlocking the costume set for your entire account, it turns out that all of your characters still can't wear them until they hit level 50.
You have to jump through two incredibly time consuming hoops just to wear one costume set. A costume set I'm sure if you showed a picture of to Serge he could whip up out of metal and special hologram projectors for you to wear. It's a little ridiculous. |
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.
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Originally Posted by Xzero45
You have to jump through two incredibly time consuming hoops just to wear one costume set. A costume set I'm sure if you showed a picture of to Serge he could whip up out of metal and special hologram projectors for you to wear. It's a little ridiculous.
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