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I want to give you the benefit of the doubt. I was a 'random' Homecoming player who was interested in this league after another player made an awesome YouTube video (which I linked on the first page) to promote the league and drum up interest. I wanted to have fun and win billions of influence in prizes. Just like when I participate in Homecoming sponsored Costume Contests, special events, architect entertainment monthly dev choices, and the like. I am a player just like you and everyone else that logs in to the game. Your opinion has just as much value as mine. If you were interested in joining the league (before rosters locked last week) all you would have had to do was raise your hand. You didn't need a build in advance, hell my team PLed three characters for me and gave me over 1.5 billion influence to slot them. I want to give you the benefit of the doubt.

??? This is an open PvP league that is sponsored by Homecoming for everyone and anyone to join. Before I assume, did you happen to read the post I made referencing the league? It's entirely open to anyone, the rules are based on input from the participants - hell I gave input myself and they changed the ruleset to reflect that in less than 24 hours.

I didn't actually read the whole title before posting in this thread several times, but after seeing this comment I actually agree title is abrasive. May be worth trying a different title if further discussion is to be had.

There's definitely referees in the organized arena league that I linked on the first page. Players that participate agree to a set of rules in advance of signing up and the rules are enforced during each game.

There are ggs (short for good games) given after every match during pick up games on Tuesdays on Indomitable. This is likely the only organized PvPing occurring on the entire Homecoming server at the moment, so I'm assuming you are referring to something else? Careful with broad brushes! Speed ITFs and hardmode isn't the only way to PvE, there's tons of other stuff that fall under that banner. Same goes for PvP. On the other hand, I've heard some gutter talk as well and I just simply put the culprit on ignore and continue enjoying my game time.

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Definitely a grind to get a character in shape for a decent showing. I've grinded and farmed for the past two weeks for the upcoming Homecoming PvP Arena League Season 1 that I linked on the first page. I created three characters and had one in hand previously that was eligible based on the rule set for the league. Each build cost between 700 and 800 million influence, Alpha Tier Four unlocked, and specific build choices that maximize benefits for team 8v8 play. There are certain builds that shine under the current rule set, so teams will have specific layouts to maximize their competitive advantage. Every team communicates over voice chat for coordination of damage spiking, evading, gathering quickly for buffs, etc. All that stuff I just said is COMPLETELY different than PvP Zone play. PvP zones are the wild west, so to speak. Not like the horror stories people are bringing up from the old days on legacy before exploits were patched. No, I say it's the wild west because you're lucky if you see another player, let alone someone else who is actually PvPing. I'd venture to claim, with no evidence but my own anecdotes, that there are more badgers and roleplayers in PvP Zones than there are players who are there to PvP on all shards but Excelsior and RARELY Indomitable. Edit: Oh, I should add that the team I was selected for was generous enough to help me farm up characters and handed out BILLIONS of influence to ensure everyone on our team was well prepared. Very positive experience so far, recommend anyone interested in trying out PvP in an organized way to take part in the next season sometime after June when the current season ends.

This already exists, it's called -Fly. Flight has what is called Fly Magnitude Protection - as long as the incoming -Fly does not cause the level of Fly Magnitude Protection that the player has to drop to zero, the player remains in the air. By activating Fly, Hover, Evasive Maneuvers and slotting the new +Fly Mag proc in to either of those three powers, a player can achieve a total of 10.3 Fly Magnitude Protection. That is enough protection for nearly everything in the game (outside of PvP). Additional Fly Magnitude Protection can be achieved with Group Fly, where each teammate in range of the player can grant stacking Fly Magnitude Protection.

About 40 people have signed up for this player organized event in June. There are about 5 newish players trying out PvP in this organized arena format. When the league was drafted, everyone was welcome and put on a team. There are also weekly pick up matches on Tuesdays on Indomitable. There is a Homecoming PvP Discord and lots of helpful people interested in growing the community on Homecoming.

Absolutely love the use of this gif. My favorite song of all time.

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Real life aside (no disrespect meant), it's just as easy to write away perceived problem itself by the writers saying that there are super heroes out there who help the 'homeless' or folks who have homes but reasons abound are not occupying them. Heck they could say a super hero has magical powers that remove all mental durress, reintegrates them in to society without any stigma, and prevents future situations from occurring that lead to these unfortunate outcomes like economic inequality, mental health awareness and rehabilitation, and the like. Or they could say an alien took advantage of the situation and the hero is saving the day by defeating the alien and call it a story. Glad to hear some solid plot development from a creator in this community and I'm excited to see what you make of the story.

Summer Blockbuster events! Player led, any time you want.

Kraken fighting Jurrasik in Crey's Folly. Kronos Titan chasing after the Arachnos Flier in Grandville. Winter Lord fighting Baby New Year.... 👶

Well, I mean... type /ah in the the chat box and buy yourself a win. Get as many reds or yellow inspirations as needed (or green, orange, or purples). I've done the monster mash solo, without inspirations, no Incarnates, all the stuff and I'm of the opinion that Giant Monsters were designed during a time where IOs didn't exist and players needed to team up to overcome a challenge. Newer GMs (think Boomtown Council Warwalker) have new gameplay mechanics to spice it up a little, but it's still a bag of health. It's still fun though! 😜

Yikes!

That's why it's an incarnate power and it's use prohibited during Master of runs.

You're not missing anything. I would argue that jumping head first in to a raw sewage container would be healthier than listening to some people speak(?) on Discord. I'm pretty sure for some is entertaining, but for me it's right up there with eating glue and licking windows.

I've seen this aversion and honestly I think everyone is entitled to play however they want. Adding on requirements to have outside resources to play is not conducive to increase a game whose population is mostly returning players that more than likely relied entirely on in game chat and emails to communicate. For new players, this game probably seems a little archaic on that regard, but communicating over headset can really improve coordination during play. Just look at PvP, where spiking damage on a target (i.e. everyone activates their attack at the same time on a target to maximize damage output and defeat the target). Or 'Master of' badge runs, where defeating an enemy or staying outside of a killer beam is paramount.

I'm not a fan of this. You can already pick up a P2W power that does exactly that. And there are temporary powers too that can also do that. And Incarnate powers as well.

I don't have a clue what you are saying. I responded to your suggestion and offered other ideas. I didn't say I was a dev or anyone else.

The enhancements listed are the same as every other healing set. The set bonuses you suggested are the only difference it seems. I think if you look at all the other healing sets and find something unique, really something to distinguish the set from other healing sets, this suggestion will gain more traction. What about a purple set for healing? What about a proc that increases healing value instead of regeneration, absorb, or recovery? That kind of stuff.

If you don't stir the pot, the contents will burn 🔥 lol

Any other servers have a pvp population?

That's a great example of well designed power changes.