Please turn the sun back on
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Posted on: 2011-10-28 14:39 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
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Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater
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No, I got the mask badge first year badges came out by hunting in DA...however...there were only one or two spots in DA that spawned them and it was a really slow rate...took me a month
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Originally Posted by Rainbow Avenger
Correction: This used to be a pretty good time of year for the masks badge because the bit of Talos by the DA gate was almost the only place outside a mission to find them. Fun trivia for the new kids - While Dark Astoria is and always has been full of Banished, for many years mask bosses did not spawn in the wild - only the tiki bosses, who don't count toward the badge.
However, as of several issues ago Banished masks do spawn in DA, and anyone can get the badge easily in under an hour sweeping Moth Cemetery. So, the excuse of perpetual darkness being an advantage to badge hunting is no longer valid. So yeah, I also think it's annoying. I think of Halloween as that special time of year when I don't bother designing or editing costumes because there's no decent light anywhere to judge them by. For the light deprived, I recommend hanging out in Ouroboros. Also, door missions on outdoor maps will be sunny, so work on your arc contacts. The sun might be back on November 2nd but honestly I wouldn't count on it. The devs have a history of extending holiday events, often way beyond the point of common sense. |
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Love the Halloween event, but I'm sure wishing for the sun back. 
My old eyes aren't what they used to be and I'm catching myself leaning forward a lot to get a better look at the dark screen.
I'd be perfectly happy if they'd just make the day/night cycle match the real life cycle for the weeks of Halloween. That'd give players both day and night and they could choose which ambiance fits them best.
Another idea would be to gradually make the 'night' cycles last longer and long as the days of Halloween progress, culminating in full on dark for a couple or 3 days before Halloween until the end of the holiday. More of a creepy build up kinda thing.
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there's a sun redside?|
Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Can't tell the difference redside anyway.
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Oh wait.. I guess in Nerva Archiplego
Stupid cowardly Caleb.. hiding from the sun .. I shall have you now you fiend!
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Mostly. <.<
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Banished Pantheon masks only come out during the day
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Play in more missions. No worry about the sun or moon or what have you 
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Yes, it is. The Pirate Ghosts in Port Oakes only spawn at night... as do certain Council enemies in Striga... as well as Ghosts in Croatoa... same with Vahzilok in Faultline (though that one was altered not that long ago).|
Originally Posted by Rainbow Avenger
So, the excuse of perpetual darkness being an advantage to badge hunting is no longer valid.
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| So yeah, I also think it's annoying. I think of Halloween as that special time of year when I don't bother designing or editing costumes because there's no decent light anywhere to judge them by. |
As far as costumes go? I have several that look better at night, namely those that use Bioluminescent pieces.
I'll bet Positron comes in at work on November 2nd and says: "Let there be light,"
Just for kicks.
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I just readjust my gamma to a lighter setting and keep it moving...?
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As well as Warwolves around The Pit in Sharkhead.
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Originally Posted by TerraDraconis
The sun being down is really really helpful for anyone mask hunting in Talos.
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Might also check your graphics settings. Yes, the Sun is gone for the duration, but it's hardly dark enough to make it difficult to see, at least at my end. The general event is no darker than the normal night cycle the game has always had, though the Banner "invasion" can be very... gray... at times, especially in Grandville.
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Originally Posted by dbuter
I really don't think making the game hard to see is a great way to celebrate Halloween.
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They changed the level range for masks a while back. They go up to at least 29 in world spawns now.|
Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
Also Croatoa ghosts.
Part of the issue is, last I checked, in those zones most of the bosses that spawn for BP are usually 25+ and the masks outside of portal Corp are 20-24 last I saw |
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Still makes several badges EASIER to get, ergo it is still an advantage.|
Originally Posted by Rainbow Avenger
So, the excuse of perpetual darkness being an advantage to badge hunting is no longer valid.
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Don't like the darkness in game? Go for a walk outside in the real world.
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Obviously, I don't care about NCSoft's forum rules, now.
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So players that can only play the game during daylight hours get screwed during the Halloween event because there would never be any night cycle for them to go after the previously mentioned NPC's that only spawn at night?|
Originally Posted by Myddie
I'd be perfectly happy if they'd just make the day/night cycle match the real life cycle for the weeks of Halloween. That'd give players both day and night and they could choose which ambiance fits them best.
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How is that a good thing?
Oh and just out of curiosity, which real life day/night schedule would you propose the game uses since this game has players worldwide and it's always day or night somewhere.
So who gets screwed in addition to the daytime players? The Europeans, the Aussies, or the NA players?
Just something to think about.
Srsly I thread about this.....sheesh....
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Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
Go for a walk outside in the real world.
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But.. there's this bright THING outside. It takes half a day or so to get across the sky, and it BURNS! |
Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
Go for a walk outside in the real world.
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And the other half of the day you can't see the stars!
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Not to mention all those people. Ugh. /unsigned
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
But.. there's this bright THING outside. It takes half a day or so to get across the sky, and it BURNS!
And the other half of the day you can't see the stars! |
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You know, I ctually found it easier to mask hunt in Talos with the daylight triggering, than running all around DA, trying to find them in small groups for most times I've gone mask hunting.|
Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
People need to learn to mask hunt in Sharkhead... or Dark Astoria. Or Bloody Bay? Heck, Talos is the only place I can think of where the masks disappear during the day.
Now Spectral Pirates, THERE'S a cause worth rooting for! |
That said...to the OP...NO! It's tradition! And I like it!
/unsigned Let us keep our dark days!
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If I had my way, the Halloween event would last the entire month long, and be night the entire time.|
Originally Posted by dbuter
I really don't think making the game hard to see is a great way to celebrate Halloween.
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As I recall, the event has *already* been shortened due to players hating the night.
Please let those of us who love this event have our shamefully short two weeks of night. You get the other 50 weeks of the year just how you want it, so no cause for complaint there - as far as I can see.
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Originally Posted by Texarkana
Or, a bunch of them may bust out Beatles Rock Band....
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If you can't see anything during the night in this game, you need a better computer.
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Originally Posted by dbuter
I really don't think making the game hard to see is a great way to celebrate Halloween.
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