City of Warcraft?

I'm all for the idea that magic and mysticism has a place in the comic book universe, but jeezus, it seems to really be getting out of hand. With the changes that went to Dark Astoria recently, and the new Night Ward zone coming in i23, I feel like I'm playing another game. I can name more enemy groups based on magic/mysticism than I can who aren't, which in a game that's based on comic book lore seems a bit ridiculous.

I have no idea if I'm in the minority when it comes to this, just thought I'd share my feelings. I imagine I'll get some negative responses from this. I guess my suggestion would be more typical comic book villain groups, less warcraft.

Right, because that's all we ever get is magic. I mean, look at it! Croatoa in Issue 5, then...

Issues 6 and 7: COV, COV bump to 50. General issue.
Issue 8: Faultline revamp. Non magical.
Issue 9: Inventions. STF. Wentworth's. Non magical.
Issue 10: Invasion. RWZ. Non magical (other than one Rikti type.)
Issue 11: Ouroboros, DB/WP. Purple sets. Non magical.
Issue 12: Midnight Hour. Introduces the Midnight Club. While a magic "themed" group, mostly noted for introduction of the (non magical) Cimerora, VEATs, powerset proliferation and the Hollows makeover. So a "Barely magical" issue. First one since issue 5.
Issue 13: Day jobs. PVP revamp. Decidedly not magical unless you count the final disappearance of people from PVP zones.
Issue 14: AE introduced. Non magical.
Issue 15: Annversary issue. Khan and Barracude TF/SF added. Dominator revamp. Some might call the last "magical," but not in the sense you mean.
Issue 16: Power customization. Non - any origin.
Issue 17: Ultra Mode. Keith Nance/Jenni Adair/Dean Macarthur/Leonard Simon. New Posi TFs. Also not magical.
Issue 18: Alignment system.
Issue 19: Incarnate System. Vincent Ross is a magical arc, investigating the leviathan. The heroside arc with Roy Cooling is not.
19.5: Expansion of alpha slots, intro of WST.
Issue 20: BAF/Lam/Sutter/Kai, 4 slots unlocked.
20.5: Keyes. More Lore pets. Non magical.
21: First ward. Concentratign on the lack of magic elsewhere in Praetoria. Also, Underground trial, DFB (non magical,) new tutorial.
21.5: TPN introduced (non magical.) Extra Incarnate choices.
22: Dark Astoria revamp. *It's a zone that's been magic themed since it came out, what did you EXPECT it to be?* And it's been asked to be revamped for YEARS. Of COURSE it's magic themed. But if you don't like that, there are four early-mid level contacts that have nothing to do with magic.
23: Finishing up Praetoria. While we have a magic zone, we have some distinctly non magic items we know about as well, such as the Magesterium.

Concurrent with issue 18, Co-release of Going Rogue, which introduces Praetoria... which until First Ward was decidedly non magical. And as noted, First Ward was meant to kinda-sorta explain this (noted by the playerbase, as well) lack.


So, frankly, complaining it's "out of hand" is nonsense. First Ward was supposed to help explain why there's "no magic" elsewhere in the game (and it's not even heavily magic based.) DA - well, *duh,* of course it's magic based, that's the whole lore behind the zone. Has been for years. And even with all this "OMG Overwhelming" magic stuff, there's a fair amount of NON-magic-themed content thrown in with it.

So just like the four legged rig "overuse" rants, guess what. All you have to do is wait. And stop whining.

See my Guides and Tutorials

Alien invaders is next (coming storm).

Also, incarnate level Malta and IDF which is not magic, put Tech.

And sooner or later, Praetorian Hamidon, which is mutation.

And we're getting Mecha costume.

And much of First Ward is Interdimensional, which is Nature/Science as much as it is Magic.

And almost all of Going Rogue was completely devoid of Magic.

I already know he can't do it, anyway.

Much like the other two recent threads on this topic, I don't disagree that this would be a significant complaint if it were actually true. However, it isn't.

Cimerorans use magic, but most of them are just natural warriors.
Menders are tech/science, but their usual method of time travel seems to be more magical.
Warworks are tech, along with the IDF - although the genetic manipulation of the IDF Commanders could make them semi-sceince too.
The Devouring Earth are mutants, although the Hamidon was created with a blend of science and dark magic.
All versions of the Carnies are heavily magical.
The only magic used by the Resistance are the Rune Soldiers in first Ward.
Malta are heavily tech.
Rularuu has a heavy magical feel, but the set up of the Shadow Shard has a big emphasis on science and tech, and seems more like an alien world to explore rather than a magical realm.

Never thought of Ralaruu as magical, more of universe like power cosmic(yes, I used a Marvel Comics term) than magic.

Not busting your chops like many others here, but I'd say this was an understatement:

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Originally Posted by Hatred666 I imagine I'll get some negative responses from this.

No....just no.

(Others have shown why, so no need to elaborate much more :P )

Will have to agree with the rest.

It hasn't been that magical. Some of the last updates have dealt with magic, sure. But that's not the majority of the content.

I'm sure if we did some extensive Search-Fu that we'd find people complaining that this game was City of Tech, or City of Mutants, or City of Blah Blah Blah. This complaint is just the flavor of the moment.

Oh look, it's this thread again.

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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.

8. Skulls: Mostly natural. Bosses = magic. Putting in as Natural.
9. Hellions: Same as skulls.


Calling shenanigans here. They are both magic. The fact that their recruits aren't skilled yet still puts both groups firmly in the magic column.

I won't feel like I'm playing WoW until all the character models look like something ripped from Timesplitters 2.

This thread hasn't been locked/deleted yet? There must Really be some Magic going on here. ;-)

*yawn* lol I love seeing threads like this so I can just point at the screen and laugh at the absurdity of it all.