So Solo Friendly Incarnate Path=Team?

Also want to point out that the WST converting to 40 threads is a brilliant idea.

This so called solo path that isn't . . . no.

EDIT: Now EvilGeko's idea . . . THAT would be a solo path.

*wanders in*






But seriously guys, it sounds like arguing for the same of argument. I personally enjoy both teaming and soloing, sometimes due to my job and stress with life I just want to hop in and smash some guys on my own. Sometimes I have more time and I can hop into a team or group.

I would imagine that this is probably the most common mentality for people, a fairly healthy middle ground where they do certain things based on their mood and available gaming time. (No I have no citation for this I'm just making a guess)

That said, its part of why I haven't been doing incarnate content mostly, lack of time and I can't really do it on my own. So I can understand why people want to be able to solo.

But the marketing spin on the offering a solo path by running trial content is admittedly mind boggling.

Excusing the whole solo vs teaming argument, its like someone divided by zero.

It's like watching a train wreck...a big, black and red train wreck with spikes on and the Devil sat in the drivers seat with his hooves up, smoking a big fat cigar.

You've been missed, Bill

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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.

In answer to the OP, there is no solo Incarnate path, it doesn't exist. Anything else is just an illusion created by marketing. Hence why I'm pretty much avoiding anything outside of the Alpha slot (and I'm not even a soloist).

I will say though, that in my own opinion, the Incarnate system is probably the worst written, thought out and implemented system that has ever been added to the game in the six years I've been playing. And I include i13 PvP in that list.

I'm glad at least some people are enjoying it.

I don't mind group content. I genuinely prefer solo, but some parts of the game are just easier or more fun with a group. The conversion process for shards > threads > incarnate stuff is a mostly soloable option, but like others have said, not really a viable one with how long it would take, so yeah I guess I'd rather grind the iTrials with a team than grind other content 100-fold for the same end result solo.

That being said, I think the announcement was just poorly worded. I don't see if as an option for the player who prefers to play alone as much as an option to bypass content with characters you would rather not put through it. Of course, as someone pointed out earlier, even then it seems its (currently) an option to bypass the part of the incarnate path that was truly soloable, so I think maybe they should have thought that through a bit more as far as phrasing.

I'm hoping this is just a step on a path towards something akin to being able to earn incarnate slots/threads etc. with a preferred toon to allow you to just "buy" those slots for toons you'd prefer to avoid the trial-hassle with.

Thank you, Bladesnow. That's some nice info. I don't experience any crashing during BAF and can generally get through that one bad spot with nothing more than a "oh goody, three minutes of boredom and ugliness" running through my head, but I did not know that this feature had been added to the game.

I will certainly give nuking the buff data a try should I find myself in a BAF again.

The Voucher option is less "solo-friendly" and more "alt-friendly."

Although the final details await some Beta Testing, the idea of offering players the opportunity to participate in Incarnate Trials on one character in order to allow their other characters the opportunity to avoid having to run Incarnate Trials is certainly a step in the direction of addressing at least one concern among the player-base: decreasing the considerable time investment required to obtain Incarnate abilities/components on new alts.

Through the account voucher system, a player can designate one character to participate in the trials and gain the abilities that essentially make it even easier to gain more Threads/Components/Astrals/etc. This assumes that hardest part about Incarnating a character is getting over the pitfalls of not having Level-Shifts. Once that hurdle is surpassed, players can have a designated Incarnate character that can earn things easy enough to help their Alts earn Incarnate abilities without having to go through the trials.

This is not an alternative for people who seek to circumvent Incarnate teaming. While I would like Incarnate Arcs that can be done solo, I will wait patiently for those to come and enjoy the teaming options already in the pipeline.
In the meantime, I will also acknowledge this offering from the Devs for what it is (an attempt to address the alt-friendly concerns of the player-base).

Yeah, I think somebody in marketing missed a memo or something. This isn't a "solo friendly" option at all, it's a "buy account-bound stuff for your alts" system. I'm not sure how they could get the two confused, but eh.

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Originally Posted by Darkonne Obviously, we won't know until it hits test. But I'm basing my interpretation largely on the fact the voucher vendors are called "Astral Christy and Empyrean Michael." :-/

If I were a betting man I would bet very strongly that all the vouchers mentioned are going to be buyable using Astral and/or Empyrean Merits. After all they did kind of hint at it when they mentioned all the 'cool things' we'd be able to eventually use them for.

In fact, I would go as far as to say that there will be rage and disappointment when the exact costs and what you get for them are announced. If you'll excuse me, I have to go make some popcorn.