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Something tells me this is not going to sit well. . .
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The whole content (in this case new shiney) being tied to Incarnate Trails I am sure is going to rub people the wrong way.| Astral and Empyrean merit vendors are now stationed in Ouroboros. They offer new in-game merit rewards in exchange for Astral Merits (less valuable) or Empyrean Merits (more valuable). These rewards include Ascension Armor pieces, chest emblems, auras, social and costume change emotes, account rewards, and Invention Origin recipes. |
I think it looks like a fun update.
Eh.... the stuff you can buy with E-merits and A-merits... Nice to have, shiny and pretty... but not game changing. I now feel a lot better about possibly using E-merits to craft that last elusive Very Rare.
Badass, all around.
It's just too bad for me that I already have a T4 Lore pet on my main. Now I'll have to make another.
OH. MY. GOSH.
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That makes me squee happy!!!
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Quality of Life Upgrades Group Area Buffs: To make buffing easier for Teams and Leagues, these buff powers now affect all the eligible characters within a 30-foot-radius around the targeted character. (Previously, you had to target and buff each individual character to use these powers.) * Cold Domination (Defenders, Controllers, Corruptors): Ice Shield and Glacial Shield * Force Field (Defenders, Controllers, Masterminds): Deflection Shield and Insulation Shield * Kinetics (Defenders, Controllers, Corruptors): Increase Density and Speed Boost * Sonic Resonance (Defenders, Controllers, Corruptors): Sonic Barrier and Sonic Haven * Thermal Radiation (Controllers, Corruptors, Masterminds): Fire Shield and Plasma Shield |
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I completely missed that.... Holy crap... that is AWESOME.
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Originally Posted by Riverdancer
OH. MY. GOSH.
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I don't know about this....
More New Lore Pets
Choose from more Lore pets! We've expanded the Lore Incarnate Slot to provide additional suites of summonable pets to choose from. Summoning these new pets requires crafting new Incarnate abilities. (You can only have one type of Incarnate pets out at a time, and Incarnate Shifts from crafting multiple Lore abilities don't stack with each other.)
The new pet choices are Arachnos, Carnival of Shadows, Cimeroran, , Longbow, Nemesis, Phantoms, Polar Lights, Robotic Drones, Rularuu, Rikti, Storm Elementals, and Vanguard.
Where are the special pets for existing MMs? Why do we need 12 more lore pets when they only last for 5 minutes and you can't change team for 15 minutes(if no one else has changed their slots due to a cooldown timer bug). Allow MMs to expand their exisiting minions!
Invention Origin Recipes: Get those Invention Origin recipes that you've always coveted! Buy Rare, Very Rare and PVP Set Invention Origin recipes that are hard to find or inconvenient to obtain.
How much are these going to cost now? This will kill the truly BM in CoH.
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It'd be nice if they did the same thing for Clear Mind for Empathy.
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Originally Posted by Sooner
I completely missed that.... Holy crap... that is AWESOME.
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For the most part, I'm liking what there is.
I'm just hoping they don't do with the "Buff Auras" as they did with the Mastermind Upgrades. The Mastermind Upgrades went from an endurance cost with a period of time between selecting each target so as to make the cost manageable to a one-shot endurance cost that practically WIPES YOU OUT.
The endurance costs of a lot of those buffs are pretty heavy as-is, and a buffer usually winds up having to reboost the team while in the middle of a dangerous situation. It would be bad to get wiped out of energy to get everybody back up to snuff just to lose the ability to continue fighting and supporting the team.
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Ah.
According to this post http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...3&postcount=41 , all those solo controllers and defenders still won't be getting a benefit.
Damn.
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Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
I think the whole thing looks awesome. Skipping cut scenes, woo!
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That makes me squee sad... I hate Speed Boosts, I usually end up bouncing from walls to walls and getting more aggro than I need... |
Originally Posted by Riverdancer
OH. MY. GOSH.
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Guess I'll have to stay far far away from any Kins.
On the other end, it will save me a bit of time on my FF Mastermind.
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Originally Posted by Mr_Grey
For the most part, I'm liking what there is.
I'm just hoping they don't do with the "Buff Auras" as they did with the Mastermind Upgrades. The Mastermind Upgrades went from an endurance cost with a period of time between selecting each target so as to make the cost manageable to a one-shot endurance cost that practically WIPES YOU OUT. The endurance costs of a lot of those buffs are pretty heavy as-is, and a buffer usually winds up having to reboost the team while in the middle of a dangerous situation. It would be bad to get wiped out of energy to get everybody back up to snuff just to lose the ability to continue fighting and supporting the team. |
That's why you build a toon with good recovery rates. Or, if you have someone with an endurance recovery power on the team, coordinate and have them pop it at the same time. Or Kinetic's transference. One BAMF! and your endurance is all back!
Yeah, I try to do that, River. I try to.
Good thing that they're apparently NOT altering the Endurance Costs of the Buffs (as my post was later edited to point a link to).
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Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
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It sounds like a targeted AoE, not a PBAoE, so you'll have to stay far far away from whoever the kin is targeting for SB.
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Originally Posted by Archiviste
Guess I'll have to stay far far away from any Kins.
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Originally Posted by Archiviste
Guess I'll have to stay far far away from any Kins.
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Originally Posted by Zaloopa
It sounds like a targeted AoE, not a PBAoE, so you'll have to stay far far away from whoever the kin is targeting for SB.
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There was an excellent suggestion on the Defender boards- someone recommended hover for people who don't like the speed aspect - it makes it a little more maneuverable and less speedy. Don't know if you like hover or not, but I would think that if your teams you play with are anything like the ones I play on, we buff at the same time, so you'd end up missing a lot of GOOD buffs for the sake of the one you don't. Seriously, think about taking hover; try it on 1 toon and see how it works for you. If it helps, then that's an excellent work around.
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Originally Posted by Archiviste
I hate Speed Boosts, I usually end up bouncing from walls to walls and getting more aggro than I need...
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Hami Raid buffs just got a whole lot easier btw! Woot!
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Oh... I hadn't noticed that. Ya... it IS a targeted AoE.|
Originally Posted by Zaloopa
It sounds like a targeted AoE, not a PBAoE, so you'll have to stay far far away from whoever the kin is targeting for SB.
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Ok.. so... "Those who want Speed Boost, cluster around the Tank! Those who don't, behind me!"
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I don't remember seeing anything about this, would those (targetted AoE) buffs also buff the caster if he's in range of the target?|
Originally Posted by Sooner
Ok.. so... "Those who want Speed Boost, cluster around the Tank! Those who don't, behind me!"
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EDIT: Never mind, I see it now. The answer is no.
"Goodbye, Jean-Luc. I'm gonna miss you... you had such potential. But then again, all good things must come to an end..." -- Q
I can now get excited about the TuT for real. Looking forward to casual open team joining.
I think I'm going to wait until this update is released to try my hand at a defender or controller. I'm strongly leaning towards an Elec/thermal troller. This is going to be fun.
"Don't you know dead is spelled m-e-n-t-a-l in CoH? - SapphireShot
Oh sure it's all fun and games. . .Until you see Subtle streak by with a rainbow aura! 
Onoes city of rainbow catgirls.
Issue 20.5 Incarnates Ascend Overview, for those that may not have noticed it on the official site (thanks Vega).
Issue 20: Incarnates Ascend Overview
Additionally, a third iTrial, Keyes Island.
Keyes Island Guide
"Goodbye, Jean-Luc. I'm gonna miss you... you had such potential. But then again, all good things must come to an end..." -- Q