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You don't need to run trails on beta to unlock them.|
Originally Posted by MisterD
I was talking about this with a friend.
Maybe if we had some way to 'test' Incarnate powers, before locking them in, as it were. This would really help reduce the grindy feeling, especially for those people who DONT make everything, just cause they only play a few toons. I was thinking..let us craft an On Loan power, say between 5-30 mins use, and make us unable to join a team/league/pvp in that period. This would give you a chance to play around with the power and see if it suits you. Some of the slots, Judgement mostly, is pretty darn obvious. You know it is gonna be a bigass nuke and all the same (base) damage. And they are very easy to 'see' others using. But ones like interface, destiny, and now hybrid, are much harder to get a feel for. Obviously some people will cry..But that is why we have the Test server! To which I say..so what. Downloading test, updating test, logging onto test, finding enough trials going there (good luck after a new issue) is hardly realistic. Oh and also..given how much hoohaa was made when we got this 'real numbers' put into the game (detailed power info etc) can you devs PLEASE make sure that new powers actually have their info?? A heap of the hybrid options have nothing under detailed and again..without making the power, there is no way to see. |
The two characters that trade in Astrals and Emps in Oroborus, on beta give out free emps and astrals for beta.
The only need to add in the Hybrid unlock there.
Blazara Aura LVL 50 Fire/Psi Dom (with 125% recharge)
Flameboxer Aura LVL 50 SS/Fire Brute
Ice 'Em Aura LVL 50 Ice Tank
Darq Widow Fortune LVL 50 Fortunata (200% rech/Night Widow 192.5% rech)--thanks issue 19!
Oh I did not know you could buy powers like that on Test. But again..it STILL requires the trials to be run. Taking time, and even more unlikely since the trial is now Live..
Temp incarnates would be very helpful..especially with stupid assault and people having to build spreadsheets just to work around the overly complex formula double hit uses.
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The only trial that needs to be run on test is the Hybrid one, for now.|
Originally Posted by MisterD
Oh I did not know you could buy powers like that on Test. But again..it STILL requires the trials to be run. Taking time, and even more unlikely since the trial is now Live..
Temp incarnates would be very helpful..especially with stupid assault and people having to build spreadsheets just to work around the overly complex formula double hit uses. |
All the others can be unlocked simply with threads (which you can get for free on the beta server) and xp, and copying multiple toons over gives you infinite xp.
Blazara Aura LVL 50 Fire/Psi Dom (with 125% recharge)
Flameboxer Aura LVL 50 SS/Fire Brute
Ice 'Em Aura LVL 50 Ice Tank
Darq Widow Fortune LVL 50 Fortunata (200% rech/Night Widow 192.5% rech)--thanks issue 19!
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Can this be done On the test server as well? I was not able to figure out how to get free merits on test.
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Originally Posted by MisterD
Oh I did not know you could buy powers like that on Test. But again..it STILL requires the trials to be run. Taking time, and even more unlikely since the trial is now Live..
Temp incarnates would be very helpful..especially with stupid assault and people having to build spreadsheets just to work around the overly complex formula double hit uses. |
I think just beta.
But yes, trying out powers you're not sure about on beta is easy. Buy a couple hundred 1-inf Empyrean merits from Michael, break them into threads if needed, buy iXP if needed, and try out whatever power you want. Testing Hybrid this way is tricky, but you can still do it by unlocking the slot on live before copying over.
I was talking about this with a friend.
Maybe if we had some way to 'test' Incarnate powers, before locking them in, as it were. This would really help reduce the grindy feeling, especially for those people who DONT make everything, just cause they only play a few toons.
I was thinking..let us craft an On Loan power, say between 5-30 mins use, and make us unable to join a team/league/pvp in that period. This would give you a chance to play around with the power and see if it suits you.
Some of the slots, Judgement mostly, is pretty darn obvious. You know it is gonna be a bigass nuke and all the same (base) damage. And they are very easy to 'see' others using. But ones like interface, destiny, and now hybrid, are much harder to get a feel for.
Obviously some people will cry..But that is why we have the Test server! To which I say..so what. Downloading test, updating test, logging onto test, finding enough trials going there (good luck after a new issue) is hardly realistic.
Oh and also..given how much hoohaa was made when we got this 'real numbers' put into the game (detailed power info etc) can you devs PLEASE make sure that new powers actually have their info?? A heap of the hybrid options have nothing under detailed and again..without making the power, there is no way to see.