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Posted on: 2012-05-14 24:05 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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I am right there with you, TJ. I can't understand, or support, the clear design intent for some time now related to the team/individual issue. Even more so since I've recently started playing another game that has done a fantastic job of balancing and supporting solo play in their main story line, and clearly delineating where raid/group instances are encouraged. You could argue that this is the case here... And I like the small team aspect, I suppose, but it is just that for a 'blockbuster' event with fanfare and 'woo' and 'hoo' I find it odd that there is not a balance for all - from solo, to small, to standard teams.|
Originally Posted by Texas Justice
/sarcasm
I'm so glad that they've decided that forced teaming is required for any new events. /endsarcasm |
But I also decided a while ago that my chosen play style doesn't really fit modern CoH, on the whole anyway. (Hence, I've been playing elsewhere almost exclusively.)
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Originally Posted by Rajani Isa
To be fair, the casino one (for one) wouldn't make sense. And since it's the two movies are chained together for one event...
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Fair enough, but it was designed that way with intent, so it hardly excuses the requirement after the fact...
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
There's no such thing as "wrong" or "bad" powers, so I've never kicked anyone from a team for having them.
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And there is the nice chance that sets that don't get enough play-love will get dusted off and get a wider audience thanks to this IO, so that is nice.
OTOH, I am not sure where I stand on all this IO proliferation... but activity, on the whole, is good.
And, on another note:
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
They're gaming journalists. They have to play hundreds of games for a living, so maybe we could give them a bit of leeway?
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I really just... but... excusing... professionalism... it makes my head hurt...
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For their sake, I hope anyone who didn't instantly think "claws scrapper!" upon seeing that IO at least thought "claws brute!" instead.
Hey, I'm just excited that I can make Frenzy a semi-useful close-range crowd mitigation tool for my Crab spider! Also, y'know, the animation for the power SCREAMS "knockdown". 
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I'm thinking of tossing it in Whirling Fists for my Inv/Energy tanker. Throw a spinning punch that whallops everyone near me in the face? Now I spin around and knock everyone down! |
Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater
Hey, I'm just excited that I can make Frenzy a semi-useful close-range crowd mitigation tool for my Crab spider! Also, y'know, the animation for the power SCREAMS "knockdown".
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I wonder what throwing it in a damage aura would do, too...
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There's these untradeable proc enhancement things that are part of the Market Rewards program. One of them is a KD proc that I put right into a damage aura (when I have them); it seems like it follows the once/10sec rule but the KD effect is nice whenever it does come up.
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Originally Posted by Doc_Reverend
I'm thinking of tossing it in Whirling Fists for my Inv/Energy tanker. Throw a spinning punch that whallops everyone near me in the face? Now I spin around and knock everyone down!
I wonder what throwing it in a damage aura would do, too... |
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Hopefully that will be available universally and not just through the event.
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Originally Posted by RevolverMike
Why is no one getting excited for the proc in that new set? It changes knockback to knockdown. That seems kinda big.
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There have been enemies with whips for a while now, at least since COH Freedom launched. You see one of them in the revamped Atlas park missions.
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Originally Posted by Dark Energon
Also.. WHIPS! I was looking at the guy with the Whip, looking for demons or his AT, couldn't see if he was a Demon MM, but yeah.. Whip Powerset anyone? |
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bonefire nerf coming in 3, 2, 1 . . . |
Originally Posted by Agent White
So bonfire becomes a knock down and damage patch <3
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
There's no such thing as "wrong" or "bad" powers, so I've never kicked anyone from a team for having them.
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anyone that offers to buy one for another player is a build fool you shouldn't be teaming with anyway.
KB or don't KB I really don't give a flying **** when you team with me.
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I don't really have a problem with this new KB to KD converter proc being in the game.|
Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
This.
anyone that offers to buy one for another player is a build fool you shouldn't be teaming with anyway. KB or don't KB I really don't give a flying **** when you team with me. |
But it's pretty clear to me that the only people who really "hate" Knockback are the people who like to play the few AT/powersets that really lose effectiveness when critters are scattered around. I tend to hate built-in weaknesses in my characters like that so I don't usually bother to play those gimped powersets that encourage you to have silly fears about Knockback. *shrugs*
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This hysteria comes from the same place as all the supposedly kicked defenders back in the day. It is overblown, plain and simple. Sure there are idiots everywhere and I'm sure some people won't place nice once these are available.|
Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
This.
anyone that offers to buy one for another player is a build fool you shouldn't be teaming with anyway. KB or don't KB I really don't give a flying **** when you team with me. |
But those folks aren't worth playing with anyway.
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Oh hey a thread on the Summer Event....
*eight pages later*
Oh lawd.
I don't know about the rest of you, but this guy's ready for the actual event itself. The heist sounds downright fun, and that's not even getting to the RP potential. And gladiator battles? Tank 'n spank away, as long as I can stand atop of the last boss and shout 'ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?'
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I think this is a great idea and I cannot wait. If you do not like the IO, then dont buy it. If you want the set bonuses then slot it into a power that does not have KB and it will not have a KD and you still win. I dont see the problem with them. I am actually very excited about this proc and I cannot wait to buy it.
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My two complaints with the converter proc:
1. It's unique.
2. It's a level 50 set. Endgame isn't (well, wasn't) the point of this game. There should be more attuned stuff you can get at the low levels.
A very minor #3, aoe, AoE, AOE!!!! game design tends to not last long. The gorilla found that one out. Yes it's flashy and starts out feeling epic but when everything is about AoE and can be done with AoE you don't have anywhere left to go.
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Huh?
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Originally Posted by Ogi
A very minor #3, aoe, AoE, AOE!!!! game design tends to not last long. The gorilla found that one out. Yes it's flashy and starts out feeling epic but when everything is about AoE and can be done with AoE you don't have anywhere left to go.
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American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
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Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
Abyssal Frost: 50 Ice/Dark
Golden Ember: 50 SM/FA
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KB is the bane of AoE, KD is the BFF of AoE.|
Originally Posted by UberGuy
Huh?
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The proc is a weak statement that KB isn't the right way to play because it doesn't cause more or bigger numbers.
As for AoE centric design when you only have to spam one power on trash or bosses, alone or in groups, something has gone horribly awry.
Just want to be devil's advocate and throw out there that my level 41 Sonic/Sonic defender has been kicked from 11 teams to date (Yes, I keep count so I can boggle at the stupidity) because she doesn't have a heal.
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Holyshitgodyes. I can finally roll a Stormie or use my peacebringer more effectively? MY BODY IS READY.
I wonder if the summer event is going to be the subject of tomorrows Ustream
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I'll laugh really, really hard if the addition of this proc ends up being the straw that breaks the camel's back and forces nerfs to shockwave and foot stomp. Fingers crossed!
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Originally Posted by Ogi
KB is the bane of AoE, KD is the BFF of AoE.
The proc is a weak statement that KB isn't the right way to play because it doesn't cause more or bigger numbers. As for AoE centric design when you only have to spam one power on trash or bosses, alone or in groups, something has gone horribly awry. |
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So we have yet another new enhancement set along with a second round of ATIOs but still no additional Targeted AoE sets?|
Originally Posted by Positron
The conversion (Knockback to Knockdown) happens 100% of the time; if the power you slot this in does not have Knockback in it then it adds a proc to do Knockdown.
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You guys have been pretty good in the past at giving the players what they want within reason but I can't fathom why there is such a small selection of Targeted AoE sets, only 3 if you remove the purple and PvP sets. Development time can't be the reason seeing there have been many additional sets released since IOs were made available. The only thing I can think of is either:
#1) You guys aren't aware of the lack of TAoE recipes
#2) You guys don't care there is a lack of TAoE recipes
#3) You guys mistakenly think the lack of selection is okay
#4) You guys think the ATIOs and this new set make up for the limited selection.
Who do I have to *&^% around here to get more Targeted AoE recipes added?
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I did an ssa with my fire/ma tank and the lava did do damage
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
It's true and has been true for a while. It won't damage enemies or you.
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Yeah, this is all about AoE. Nobody ever hates having to chase KB'd foes with melee characters so they can use their single-target attacks on them, right? Nobody ever dislikes having critters popped out of their limited-placement patch powers, right? (Yes, OK, most of those are also AoEs, but that doesn't change that they can't be moved once placed and foes knocked out of them make them useless, even if it's a singular foe.)
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Originally Posted by Ogi
KB is the bane of AoE, KD is the BFF of AoE.
The proc is a weak statement that KB isn't the right way to play because it doesn't cause more or bigger numbers. As for AoE centric design when you only have to spam one power on trash or bosses, alone or in groups, something has gone horribly awry. |
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American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
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Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
Abyssal Frost: 50 Ice/Dark
Golden Ember: 50 SM/FA
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I didn't, but that's because my Claws Scrapper uses Shockwave's KB smartly (and there's no room in her build for the proc anyway).|
Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle
For their sake, I hope anyone who didn't instantly think "claws scrapper!" upon seeing that IO at least thought "claws brute!" instead.
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| I did an ssa with my fire/ma tank and the lava did do damage |
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Originally Posted by Kazz
Just want to be devil's advocate and throw out there that my level 41 Sonic/Sonic defender has been kicked from 11 teams to date (Yes, I keep count so I can boggle at the stupidity) because she doesn't have a heal.
On topic: Holyshitgodyes. I can finally roll a Stormie or use my peacebringer more effectively? MY BODY IS READY. |
Wow. -Res stacked with +RES and status protection...some people just don't get the idea behind buffs eh?
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