Dev Chat Highlights, July 27: Doc Aeon

I went and grabbed my level 7 SS/elec brute that was flying through content. I got LF and put diff on x2. I finally got to the zombies and that's when the faceplanting started. They stun often enough to cause issues. I grab inspirs and tried to take on as much +0 mobs as possible. Eventually I level and it made it easier, but it's a mob that can easily slow you down when you first met them. Once I get mezz protection, things will be a lot easier.

2 brutes, 2 doms, 1 troller, and 1 def and i didn't have a super hard time. It WAS a little more challenging but nothing that would make me not start there.

I avoid Praetoria because the enemies are less hard than they are annoying. Just a sloggy experience. Low level CoT are technically harder but are easier to avoid.

I'm not sure whether it is the Praetorian content itself though, or just the fact that for people who prefer to team, 3 different gates on starting zones split the player base again and most people flocked back to Atlas ASAP for the easier teaming. The complete lack of radio missions in Praetoria also sealed the deal on which zones would be most ideal for forming and maintaining a team.

I had a few problems on the Doms that I ran through there. Those Destroyer mobs with Integration were a pain outside of Domination. And some of the EBs too but I think that's more just Doms and EBs in general (if you don't have a tray of purple with you).

Other than that I don't remember anything too horrible. Except for one or two missions with those 10-wave ambushes of course

I'm expecting some ambush action in the revamped blue and red lower level content in I21

Went and paid $40 for Photobucket Pro for 2 years so the pretty pictures can be seen by all once more.

Say thank you to the VK, people.

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Originally Posted by reiella Until I see something that states to the contrary, going to assume VK is right .

I find Praetoria a little rougher than normal content, but nowhere near as bad as many apparently do. I dislike soloing so my experiences are mostly from pickup teaming, though Praetoria is pretty much dead on some servers so I did have to solo at times (a WM/EA Brute, a Grav/Sonic Controller, an Elec/Kin Controller, an Elec/Storm Corruptor, and a Kin/EA Stalker so far).

It reminds me of the difficulty CoH's early game used to have, way back before various changes were made to make the ride that bit easier and smoother (e.g. it used to be suicide to let a Lost Swordsman or Rector/Eremite get into melee range with you, and potential team wipe scenario if you let a CoT boss level mage self destruct). Not a *huge* difference, just enough that weaker teams struggled and soloing could go downhill fast.

Thanks for the effort VK!

Off-topic:

I find Praetoria mobs more difficult but I don't find them too difficult. Reminds me of fighting Vahz at low levels. You gotta be on your toes and you cannot just take on each mob all willy-nilly like.

I agree with whoever called Pratorea a slog. I only solo, and while I can do it, I get tired of it sooooo much faster. Add to that the fact that Pratorea lags a lot more than the older zones for me and the terrible, terrible layout of the maps (really? I have to ninja run for 2 minutes between the market and the crafting table?) makes me not want to go back very often.

After a couple missions in Pratoria, I want to do something else.