Trying the new Exalted "vip" server?


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Although Champion is and will remain my home I did move 3 of my toons to Exaulted. I thought it would be another good place to run trials and such since they seem to have slowed down on Champion quite a bit.

This was a mistake and I regret it. I've spent a decent amount of time there and they do run ALOT of trials and task forces but here is the problem as I see it. Because everyone is a VIP no one wants to step back and take orders or instruction. It seems everyone there has this "I know what I'm doing, don't tell me what to do." attitude. And because no one will listen or take intruction it's chaos and any success seems to be chalked up to luck rather than skill. In one day I was on 3 failed bafs and 2 failed lambdas simply because everyone thought they were the leader.

That was about a week ago and I've not logged back in over there since and the next time I am on Exalted it will be to move my toons back to Champion.


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Although Champion is and will remain my home I did move 3 of my toons to Exaulted. I thought it would be another good place to run trials and such since they seem to have slowed down on Champion quite a bit.

This was a mistake and I regret it. I've spent a decent amount of time there and they do run ALOT of trials and task forces but here is the problem as I see it. Because everyone is a VIP no one wants to step back and take orders or instruction. It seems everyone there has this "I know what I'm doing, don't tell me what to do." attitude. And because no one will listen or take intruction it's chaos and any success seems to be chalked up to luck rather than skill. In one day I was on 3 failed bafs and 2 failed lambdas simply because everyone thought they were the leader.

That was about a week ago and I've not logged back in over there since and the next time I am on Exalted it will be to move my toons back to Champion.
Exalted is the America of City of Heroes. It is the melting pot of servers. You have (a large amount of) people that emigrated from Freedom. You have people that emigrated from Guardian. You have people that emigrated from Champion. You have people that emigrated from Pinnacle. Etc. While we all play the same game, each server developed its own particular way of doing things. With people emigrating to Exalted from all these different servers, it's resulted in a bit of a culture clash. People want to do things the way they're used to doing them. Except everyone has done things differently.

So, right now, Exalted has a bunch of people that want to run the same content (whether it be ITFs, LGTFs, Hamidon raids, mothership raids, Incarnate trials, etc.), but are used to running it in one particular way. Most people are willing to listen to the leader, play nice, and try new ways of doing things. Unfortunately, you also have some stubborn people that say things like, "No. Back on Freedom, we did such and such this way. You can do it your way, and I'll be over here doing it the RIGHT way." (From my observations, most of the stubborn people that are unwilling to listen and change emigrated from Freedom, but that just may be my own prejudice.) This results in things like you experienced, sadly. Fortunately, that situation has been few and far between in my experience.

While Exalted is currently experiencing some growing pains from being the America of CoH, it'll settle down eventually, and get into its own groove. In the meantime, I'm actually enjoying it. It's been educational. We (The Stoned Templars) actually learned a couple of new Hamidon raid tricks from an experienced supergroup from the Pinnacle server that's been helping us lead Hamidon raids on Exalted, for instance.


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It seems everyone there has this "I know what I'm doing, don't tell me what to do." attitude.
I had a sneaky suspicion this was goin' to happen. And all the more reason to stay away.


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Exalted is the America of City of Heroes. It is the melting pot of servers.
No way. Exalted is the CANADA of City of Heroes. It is a "Cultural Mosaic" not a "Melting Pot."

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I had a sneaky suspicion this was goin' to happen. And all the more reason to stay away.
From my experience so far, about half the populous is well versed in CoH and have various different play styles bringing in experience from multiple servers. And then there is the half that is quite clueless on many things. I'd say it evens out pretty well and should hardly be be given the reputation that it's being give at this point. Then again, most won't know this unless they spend a good deal of time there.


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Then again, most won't know this unless they spend a good deal of time there.
XD


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What is more exalted then Champion?


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What is more exalted then Champion?
Whenever Exalted is mentioned, I think of the RPG.


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'I'd rather not,' the Cat remarked.
'Don't be impertinent,' said the King, 'and don't look at me like that!' He got behind Alice as he spoke.
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Whenever Exalted is mentioned, I think of the RPG.

Well, Champion was named after the tabletop RPG, so it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that Exalted was also named after the respective tabletop RPG.


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It think it's odd they chose to name the VIP server after the highest tier debt badge.


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It think it's odd they chose to name the VIP server after the highest tier debt badge.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that noticed that hehe


 

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I'm a little irritated that they named the new version of the game after an undesirable server.


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'I'd rather not,' the Cat remarked.
'Don't be impertinent,' said the King, 'and don't look at me like that!' He got behind Alice as he spoke.
'A cat may look at a king,' said Alice.

 

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I'm a little irritated that they named the new version of the game after an undesirable server.
Undesirable to you, perhaps. Pretty sure it's still the highest population server, so it's gotta be desirable to a few people.


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Undesirable to you, perhaps. Pretty sure it's still the highest population server, so it's gotta be desirable to a few people.
Hah....from what I have seen....those in the two servers I frequent (Champion and Virtue) seem to "suggest" that undesirable individuals move to Freedom where they might fit in better. several times I have seen people pop up and start advertising farms for pay....only to be told in by multitudes of people to "go back to Freedom". (for which I am thankful LOL)

I've played on Freedom.....I don't now. I don't like the constant ads for farms, the people are not as friendly (down right mercenary would be more like it), Crude and rude is more the norm there, apparently.

I have tried Exalted.....not impressed. My home is Champion...and I go to Virtue now simply for RP.


 

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Freedom has a lot of advertisement for farms. If you don't like that, ignore it, don't go to those select zones, or don't play on the server. Other than that, I've ran into as much ignorant people on Champion that I have on Freedom.


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Freedom has a lot of advertisement for farms. If you don't like that, ignore it, don't go to those select zones, or don't play on the server. Other than that, I've ran into as much ignorant people on Champion that I have on Freedom.
I've not played on Freedom myself but I can see that being the case. Yes yes, CHAMPION OR GTFO hurr durr Freedumb and all that nonsense, but try as I might I just can't subscribe to the idea that playing on a given server means you're dumber. Or that idiots flock to a certain server.

People are people and idiots will be idiots, no matter where they play. I would imagine Freedom has a reputation for idiots for the same reason WoW does. Huge population, so lots of people also means lots of idiots. I see no reason why there wouldn't be lots of good dudes there too.


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Originally Posted by Silas View Post

People are people
And the one thing that we all have in common is we enjoy the game. No matter what server

or playstyle.

Play with friends and make new ones.

P.S Champion or GTFO is not a a tag I'm proud of or believe in.. just saying for the record.

Si


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Originally Posted by its_Si View Post
And the one thing that we all have in common is we enjoy the game. No matter what server

or playstyle.

Play with friends and make new ones.

P.S Champion or GTFO is not a a tag I'm proud of or believe in.. just saying for the record.

Si


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you certainly learn who your "friends" are (or arent, in this case) when you do things on a different server. pretty ****** stupid if you ask me.