Anything new in the market this Tuesday?

Doctor Roswell · 04-10-2012 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Personally, I'd rather they spaced out their major releases anyway. This need to cram something MUST BUY every week just makes the results meh when they do come out.

I'm inclined to agree; a lot of weeks, especially lately, it seems like things are being released just for the sake of releasing something. Not as a "cash grab," necessarily -- just in terms of maybe having bitten off a little more than they could (should?) chew by committing to a weekly release schedule. They do it because they have to have something, even if it's something lackluster or downright disappointing (or great but buggy/unfinished, like the Imperial Dynasty set or Beast Mastery). If they backed off it a bit, and maybe worried about releasing really good stuff on the market once or twice a month and just rotated sales on a weekly basis now that a respectable "inventory" has been established, things might be better overall. Focus on quality instead of quantity, you know?

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Darth_Khasei · 04-10-2012 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DreadShinobi

It's probably going to be staff fighting. With that said as much as I've wanted the set over the years (it's always been #1 on my want list) I'm not going to get it anyways. While the set looks quite good, the set completely fails at doing respectable single target dps, which just really makes me sad.

I have two staff's on test and they are excellent AOE and decent single target to me. What exactly is "respectable" to you? What does that really mean?

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

Jasra · 04-10-2012 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyriani

We need a 3 legged-rig ~_^

http://www.hulu.com/watch/277097/sat...3-legged-jeans

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Dr_MechanoEU · 04-10-2012 05:30 AM

Well with the downtime I'm suspecting it might actually be something good but...

...am prepared to be disappointed though.

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DreadShinobi · 04-10-2012 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei

I have two staff's on test and they are excellent AOE and decent single target to me. What exactly is "respectable" to you? What does that really mean?

On my staff/da brute doing a pylon test it felt like watching paint dry. I never actually wrote down the dps because of how slow it was. And this was on a min/maxed build with all purples/procs and stuff you could potentially have as well as having t4 alpha, interface, and destiny. The chain I was using was PS>SR>PS>SS. I also tried a build with a procced out mercurial blow, but that didn't really help. I even tried adding EotS to the attack chain on a couple runs (which actually wasn't that bad compared to the PS>SR>PS>SS chain), I think that chain I used was PS>SR>SS>EotS using EotS for the -res. Respectable to me is 300+ dps, which is probably higher than most other people consider to be respectable.

daveyj3 · 04-10-2012 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Roswell

Careful, if they catch you saying stuff like that, we'll just end up with two straight months of Snake-rig vanity pets nobody asked for.

OH MY GOD I WOULD ADORE A SNAKE RIG VANITY PET!

a snake.

a mermaid.

a... snake....

a snail?

a caterpillar! well maybe that wouldnt work... a centipede!

hmm...

i want!

Dr_MechanoEU · 04-10-2012 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DreadShinobi

Respectable to me is 300+ dps, which is probably higher than most other people consider to be respectable.

Yeah...that is way high standard, considering 300+ DPS is hard for most Brute sets to achieve even IO'd out.

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Android_5Point9 · 04-10-2012 05:45 AM

Cynic in me says it's the new XP boosters, new IO sets, and purple IOs (20buckslol). And if it is staff, it'll still sound like a thunderstorm going on inside of a metal pipe, with zero changes made since beta.

Optimist in me says it's staff, and they've made genuine changes to it since beta, including giving stalkers back their forms, fixing the sounds to not be ridiculous, and developed a few new models to offer in a free pack alongside its release.

SilverAgeFan · 04-10-2012 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by daveyj3

a snail?

A giant snail vanity pet that followed veeeery slowwwwwly? I think I'd actually get that.

Bird · 04-10-2012 05:55 AM

Being the eternal optimist I am looking for the following being released today.

1) Ostrich travel power

2) Ranged/melee power for scrappers - stretch powers

3) Hide the Inf spammer power (retail 35.oo dollars)

4) And the Giant power - move over buildings in a single step.

ShadowMoka · 04-10-2012 05:57 AM

Well as said before, they don't have to update every week as long as they're going to give quality items sometime soon enough.

http://www.virtueverse.net/wiki/Shadow_Mokadara

SilverAgeFan · 04-10-2012 06:10 AM

This week's new stuff:

- Attuned travel IO sets (on sale)
- Lion and Liger available for purchase separately at full price of 400pts. per pet

And character slots are still 50% off in all three denominations but this is not front page.

Dr_MechanoEU · 04-10-2012 06:11 AM

Well it looks like the thrilling IO sets are this week.

Woooo IO sets, hopefully I can contain the excitement for that...

Nice one Devs, probably THE most boring weekly release so far.

Hell atleast the Panther Travel Power would have been something...

Seriously, marketting, I give you a big fat

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ShadowMoka · 04-10-2012 06:13 AM

Maybe we'll get panther and staff together. Next week that is. If grumpy old Moka can be patient so can you guys.

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terrible_deli · 04-10-2012 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan

This week's new stuff:

- Attuned travel IO sets (on sale)
- Lion and Liger available for purchase separately at full price of 400pts. per pet

And character slots are still 50% off in all three denominations but this is not front page.

Lion and Liger were available separately last week. The bundle deal ended.

Just character slots for me this week.

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Android_5Point9 · 04-10-2012 06:25 AM

Also looks to be a sale on server transfers, dual inspirations, unslotters, xp boosters, character slots, revival temps, respecs, that rocket pack temp, and the warwolf whistle.

Riveting stuff.

Darth_Khasei · 04-10-2012 06:28 AM

WTH, why are the Supergamble Packs, Liger and Lion listed on the first page instead of the sale travel enhancements?

I hate the featured items page being first up vs the sale items.

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

DreadShinobi · 04-10-2012 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr_MechanoEU

Yeah...that is way high standard, considering 300+ DPS is hard for most Brute sets to achieve even IO'd out.

Indeed. Even my SS/Fire comes out to be ~300 even.

Regardless my staff/da is sitting at about 198.82 dps, which is just too low for a maxed out purpled build imo.

Thirty-Seven · 04-10-2012 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Personally, I'd rather they spaced out their major releases anyway. This need to cram something MUST BUY every week just makes the results meh when they do come out.

This.

I never expected Staff Fighting until the end of the month anyway, anyone who didn't also have that expectation was/is delusional.

Thirty-Seven · 04-10-2012 06:30 AM

Emphasis mine:

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Originally Posted by Android_5Point9

Also looks to be a sale on server transfers, dual inspirations, unslotters, xp boosters, character slots, revival temps, respecs, that rocket pack temp, and the warwolf whistle.

Riveting stuff.

That one, is an awesome thing. Too bad I don't have many banked points at the moment.

SwellGuy · 04-10-2012 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei

WTH, why are the Supergamble Packs, Liger and Lion listed on the first page instead of the sale travel enhancements?

I hate the featured items page being first up vs the sale items.

I hate the store setup. I spend as little time as possible in it.

total kick to the gut

This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.

SwellGuy · 04-10-2012 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven

This.

I never expected Staff Fighting until the end of the month anyway, anyone who didn't also have that expectation was/is delusional.

Hopeful! I was hopeful! (and delusional)

total kick to the gut

This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.

Thirty-Seven · 04-10-2012 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SwellGuy

I hate the store setup. I spend as little time as possible in it.

I found my frustration eased by using Search. I don't have to touch the menus as long as I spell stuff right.

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Originally Posted by SwellGuy

Hopeful! I was hopeful! (and delusional)

Yeah... but some were beyond hopeful. Hopeful is fine. Hopeful doesn't make you rant in the forums every week when it doesn't happen to the point where Zwill has to make a damage control post.

Darth_Khasei · 04-10-2012 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven

I never expected Staff Fighting until the end of the month anyway, anyone who didn't also have that expectation was/is delusional.

Or just uniformed. It's not like the devs have managed this part of the releases well.

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

Thirty-Seven · 04-10-2012 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei

Or just uniformed. It's not like the devs have managed this part of the releases well.

Powersets came out approximately (at fastest) once a month. That's been pretty routine, to assume otherwise is... odd, at best.